This year's lecture explores the key principles in managing flood risks, including a new set of operating principles established by the agencies involved in the Hurricane Sandy Recovery.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service should use a common approach to determine potential effects of pesticides on endangered or threatened species, a new report finds.

As the baby boom generation reaches retirement age, the nation is facing the loss of many experienced energy and mining workers in industry, academia, and the government.

A new report outlines how FEMA could better analyze and communicate flood risk behind levees.

New research opportunities to advance hydrologic sciences promise a better understanding of the role of water in the Earth system that could help improve human welfare and the health of the environment. Read more in this new summary.

A dramatic reduction in Arctic sea ice, affecting the global climate and economics, is driving the need for more accurate sea ice predictions.