A researcher at the University at Buffalo uses a bicycle-mounted weather station to study Cleveland’s urban heat island effect.

If you just need to measure turbidity, the Observator ANALITE NEP5000 Turbidity Sensor is a solid alternative to a water quality sonde.

The Environmental Monitor recently visited the National Center for Water Quality Research (NCWQR) at Heidelberg University. Here’s what we learned.

Penn State University scientists studying carbon sequestration find that certain chemical reaction conditions allow CO2 to form new pathways in rocks.

University of Delaware scientists study the exchange between coastal aquifers and salty ocean water along a beach in Cape Henlopen State Park.

Scientists at University of California, Santa Cruz, document how drought impacts redwood ferns, which make up much of the understory of redwood forests.

University of California, Davis scientists study the potential of managed aquifer recharge by flooding almond orchards.

New monitoring stations near Bloomington, Illinois, will help improve management of the city’s drinking water reservoirs.

Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research use 35 years’ worth of weather data to assess the American Southwest’s future of drought.

University of New Mexico scientists sample the eastern Aleutian Islands’ volcanic gases, a blind spot in current knowledge of global carbon emissions.

A 35-year stream temperature study in Washington shows that forestry regulations are helping keep water cooler in a major timber company’s forests.

University of Washington scientists lead a satellite tagging effort to track the movements of hard-to-spot beluga whales.

Scientists at Duke University use long-term imagery sets to assess the flattening effects of mountaintop removal in West Virginia.

Volunteers with Buzzards Bay Coalition use Secchi disks and sampling bottles as part of a citizen science effort to track changes in the Massachusetts bay.

University of California researchers help lead an analysis of airborne North American mercury trends, finding mixed results from west to east.