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Environment July 22, 2026

Why 78 degrees isn’t the right thermostat setting for everyone during a heat wave

by Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across the U.S., it’s a hot summer, and electricity prices are high. Various public…

Environment July 21, 2026

The feds no longer protect endangered species habitat. States say they can’t pick up the slack.

by Alex Brown, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 21, 2026 The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where…

Environment July 20, 2026

How hot does it get in the desert? A climate scientist explains its blazing heat

by Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a…

Environment July 8, 2026

Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways

by Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers…

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Environment July 3, 2026

Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults

by Zoltan Nagy, Eindhoven University of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most people know that heat waves can be dangerous, but what they may…

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Environment June 30, 2026

Fireworks, heat and drought put this July 4th at high risk for wildfires

by Lauren Lowman, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across the United States, the sky will be erupting with fireworks on July 4,…

Environment June 29, 2026

Your local fishing hole is getting browner, changing which fish species thrive and which ones struggle

by Allison M. Roth, University of Missouri-Columbia and Irene Gregory-Eaves, McGill University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The lakes, streams and ponds you’ve visited for…

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Environment June 26, 2026

Longtime Exxon CEO Lee Raymond’s legacy of climate denial and misinformation lives on – a psychologist offers ways to counter it

by Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 11 million…

Environment June 26, 2026

When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals – nature has better solutions

by Eric Palkovacs, University of California, Santa Cruz, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days…

Environment June 18, 2026

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

by Dmitri Kalashnikov, University of California, Merced; Cong Yin, University of California, Merced; Madhulika Gurazada, University of California, Merced, and Mukesh Kumar, University of California, Merced, [This article first appeared…

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