Which wetlands should receive federal protection? The Supreme Court revisits a question it has struggled in the past to answer
The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.
Sept. 26, 2022 • ~10 min
Intensifying heat waves threaten South Asia’s struggling farmers – increasingly, it's women who are at risk
As crops fail in the rising heat, men are leaving many rural areas for migrant work in cities. Women are left to tend to the farming in increasingly dangerous conditions.
June 28, 2022 • ~9 min
Intensifying heat waves threaten South Asia’s struggling farmers – many of them women
As crops fail in the rising heat, men are leaving many rural areas for migrant work in cities. Women are left to tend to the farming in increasingly dangerous conditions.
June 28, 2022 • ~9 min
India and Pakistan's heatwave is a sign of worse to come – podcast
And after India banned wheat exports in May due to the high temperatures, we find out how vulnerable crops are to extreme heat. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
May 26, 2022 • ~5 min
Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research
Insect numbers and species decline steeply where agriculture and habitat loss coincide. Preserving natural habitat can reduce losses up to nine-fold
April 20, 2022 • ~20 min
The EPA is banning chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used on food crops, after 14 years of pressure from environmental and labor groups
What kind of evidence does it require to get a widely used chemical banned? A professor of medicine and former state regulator explains how the case for chlorpyrifos as a threat to public health developed.
Aug. 24, 2021 • ~12 min
As Colorado River Basin states confront water shortages, it's time to focus on reducing demand
A long-expected federal drought declaration underlines how serious the Colorado River water shortage has become for Western states.
Aug. 16, 2021 • ~10 min
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