Regarding food coloring, the modern consumer is more informed, more connected, and far more vocal about what they're eating.

Rising temperatures and changes in weather patterns are causing drier conditions, and contribute to megadroughts accordingly.

In what is called “waste colonialism” the U.S. exports large amounts of trash and recycling overseas, particularly plastic ...

Renters are at greater risk from climate change than homeowners because they don't have the agency to make fixes or adapt and ...

This narrative will consist mostly of charts. To begin, let’s review how carbon dioxide emissions have evolved since 1880 when the industrial revolution in the U.S. began in earnest. Cumulative ...

U.S, national parks, like the Grand Tetons pictured here, are facing severe budget cuts thanks to Trump administration mania over cost cutting. Credit: Roddy Scheer. Dear EarthTalk: How have Trump’s ...

For the vast majority of human history, up until around 12,000 years ago, every human was a hunter-gatherer. As hunter-gatherers, humans lived with a subsistence lifestyle that relied on hunting, ...

Editor’s Note: The following is the second of three in a series of articles by Colorado State University’s Karissa Courtney covering important forest topics facing the United States. Part I delves ...

Conservationists would like to see the prairie dog granted at least threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: pexels.com. Prairie dogs play a key role in grassland ecosystems but ...

This tale will take us back in history – all the way back to the beginning of the Earth. If you have ever looked at a chart that shows the different eons, eras, periods, and whatnot of the history of ...

Despite the SDWA’s provisions, many communities in the U.S. face challenges maintaining safe drinking water. Credit: Pexels.com. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), enacted in 1974 under President ...