Pam McFarland

Despite six major flood events, COVID-19 restrictions, substandard soil conditions and a remote site location, the largest weir to be built in Queensland, Australia, since World War II now is operating and achieving what it was designed to do—provide water security for the region where it is located while protecting aquatic wildlife.

A new study has produced the first map of coastal communities and infrastructure across the Arctic Circle, which shows that both will continue to face profound challenges in the coming decades as a result of climate change.

Finalized requirements by the Biden administration Treasury Dept. are set to spur construction of more hydrogen production facilities, particularly those that can manufacture 'green' hydrogen sourced by renewable energy.

Marjorie Mayfield Jackson so loved the Elizabeth River, which she could see from the back porch of her home near Norfolk, Va., that she quit a successful career as a newspaper reporter in 1991 to save it. The river that runs south of the mouth of the more expansive James River through the city was unswimmable—heavily contaminated by creosote and chemicals left by the shipping industry that dominates the regional economy. Wildlife was scarce and the aquatic life that remained was beginning to develop cancerous lesions.

Chris Wright, Doug Burgum and Lee Zeldin are expected to win confirmation to lead the US Energy Dept., US Interior Dept. and US Environmental Protection Agency, respectively