Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
Resilience
British Columbia, Canada, recorded 12,000 emergency calls in just one day in 2021. Can new systems keep up with extreme weather heat?
In the decade since the devastating 2016 floods that cost 23 people their lives, West Virginia has seen the number of flooding events in the state more than double compared to the 10 years before.
Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern; it is becoming a direct economic challenge right across Europe's agricultural sector.
The devastating heat wave has exposed weaknesses in the continent’s infrastructure, much of it built for a cooler climate that no longer exists.
As extreme weather events become more common, economists say the government will need to take more active role to protect consumers.
During a historic drought, half of Central Oregon’s lifeblood river was diverted to a wealthy agricultural region that got a lot more water than its plants could drink.
As businesses, governments, and activists gathered in London, investments in developing countries to advance climate action took center stage, but financing efforts still lag behind international targets.
As a heat wave sweeps across Europe, claims are resurfacing online questioning whether sunscreen is safe or linked to skin cancer risk.
City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units.
Indigenous lands are crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. Research shows their health is a direct result of Indigenous stewardship.
Stony Brook's new Office of Health Equity and Climate Medicine Research brings together groups to better understand how the environment shapes health outcomes.
New research has revealed that larger, unified forests store more carbon than the same area of fragmented patches.
Human-induced climate change has intensified temperatures, making this year's record heat wave up to 4 degrees Celsius hotter.
Duke University School of Medicine researchers say North Carolina is well positioned to lead efforts to reduce the impacts of increasing heat, building on the state’s Heat Health Alert System and the NC DETECT surveillance platform.
As bills to undo 40 years of coastal policy loom in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel last week presented its draft report on erosion-control structures and advised careful consideration of any new projects.
Tangier Island is one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay. But rising water and erosion threaten the community’s future as they eat away at the land.
The Trump administration has reversed a plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists.
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