Tag: Wetlands
The Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many...
Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal...
What is a wetland? An ecologist explains
Jon Sweetman, Penn State
Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water, or have flooded or waterlogged...
Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a...
Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis
The U.S. Supreme Court opens its new session on Oct. 3, 2022,...
Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of...
Vamsi Ganti, University of California Santa Barbara
Throughout history, important cities around the world have flourished along river banks....
Beavers offer lessons about managing water in a changing climate, whether...
Christine E. Hatch, UMass Amherst
It’s no accident that both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute...
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...
Charles Lester, University of California Santa Barbara
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands...
Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for...
Lisa Schulte Moore, Iowa State University
Agriculture has not been a central part of U.S. climate policy in the...
Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating...
Emily Ury, Duke University
Trekking out to my research sites near North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, I...
EXPLORING NATURE
Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists...
Chantal Nguyen, University of Colorado Boulder
Most of us aren’t spending our days watching our houseplants grow. We see...
