Colorado River Drought Forces a Painful Reckoning for States By Michael Wines via The New York Times on January 5, 2014 The sinuous Colorado River and its slew of man-made

According to a new report compiled by Arizona State University’s Sustainability Solution Services , the city of Phoenix achieved a 7.2 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, exceeding it goal

Overharvest by commercial whaling has been a well-recognized world threat to stable whale populations since the International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued a moratorium against commercial whaling in 1986. However, because

via the EPA. EPA is releasing a Synthesis Report on the Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy. This report is intended to help raise the awareness of water’s importance

In a Future Tense article for Slate magazine, ASU’s James Elser and Bruce Rittmann propose a three-part solution to dwindling supplies of the fertilizer ingredient phosphorous in the face of a growing demand for food production.

The need for future innovators in the energy field is becoming increasingly important to our day and age. In August 2013, LightWorks and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Inspired by sustainability scientist Mark Henderson's class, students in the College of Technology and Innovation have received a $10,000 microgrant administered by IDEO.org to tackle global poverty using Biochar, a

Together with GreenBiz and The Sustainability Consortium, ASU's Sustainability Solutions Festival will bring leaders in sustainable business, renewable energy, research, humanities, and innovation during one week of local events.

A Thought Leader Series Piece By Nancy Grimm Note: Senior Sustainability Scientist Nancy Grimm recently guest edited and authored two articles in the November 2013 edition of the Ecological Society

Three local start-up businesses that best address sustainability challenges were awarded a total of $6,000 from the Walton Sustainability Solutions Festival. Each winner will attend the 2014 Sustainability Solutions Festival, Feb. 17-22 in Tempe and Phoenix.

Arizona's three state universities have received an award from the Arizona Board of Regents to collaborate on three projects, including a data-sharing infrastructure project led by the Global Institute of Sustainability.

Check out these recent articles regarding the science policy interface in Nature and The Guardian. Policy: Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims, by William J. Sutherland, David Spiegelhalter, and Mark