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Bringing the question of movement economies to the fore not only helps shed light on the challenges in achieving structural economic change but also elevates the people who are making those changes in real time.

Smoke from Canada’s worst wildfire season once again drifted across the border into the U.S., prompting another round of air quality alerts.

More extreme rainfall and frequent storms are raising the risk that floodwaters could spill over dams, or that dams could fail.

As COVID and other factors decimate nursing profession, a Providence high school trains students to start their careers as young as 14.

As we continue to witness the increasing impacts of wildfires, flooding, storms, and other natural hazards on communities worldwide, we cannot discuss disasters without looking at climate change. And that…

A webinar hosted by The Conversation brings together experts in law, health, policy and Indigenous affairs to explain some of the most pressing problems related to water in the US.

Despite the presence of vaccines, excess deaths in year two of the COVID pandemic actually increased in rural areas, research finds.

Women led the effort to make Minnesota one of the latest states to implement a universal free lunch program, sparked by the federal government’s pandemic response during the 2021-22 school year.

As hydropower dams dry up, coal and natural gas have stepped in.

Reviewing areas where the economic costs of gun violence have been most completely measured to see where costs come from and their impact on society.

L.A.’s district attorney just charged a polluting plant with 22 felonies.

After decades without, incarcerated people can now access Pell Grants. Here’s what to know.