From Headwaters to the Sea by Bill Schlesinger Just outside of our townhouse in North Carolina lies a shallow, linear depression that is mostly filled with autumn leaves. Come rain,…
by Bill Schlesinger In 2013, my wife and I built a home in Maine powered by 6.2 kW of Sunpower Solar panels installed by Revision Energy. Our solar panels are…
by Bill Schlesinger Agricultural extension agents in separate counties in Texas and Maine have reported high levels of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl) compounds in farmland soils, potentially contaminating groundwater and…
Vector of World Map Made of Stickman Figures Classic Blue by Bill Schlesinger In the past few months, I have asked myself repeatedly, how did Trump win? The question is…
(Photo by: QAI Publishing/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) by Bill Schlesinger The concentration of methane in Earth’s atmosphere is increasing rapidly, which concerns atmospheric chemists because methane is a…
by Bill Schlesinger Reposted from April 2016 due to the current controversy about fluorine in drinking water A few weeks ago, I read an article describing outrage among a group…
by Bill Schlesinger Ah, the smell of a new car. To get inside a new car for a drive with friends is part of the American experience. The “new car…
by Bill Schlesinger Bringing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere down to preindustrial levels will be a daunting task, including reducing current emissions and removing the CO2 that has accumulated from…
by Bill Schlesinger Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river Proud Mary by Credence Clearwater Revival, 1969 When the U.S. Supreme Court, now with a largely Trump-appointed conservative majority, overturned the Roe…
by Bill Schlesinger Deep underfoot in most regions of the world is a zone where the fractures in bedrock are filled with water—known as groundwater–constituting the water table. Globally, the…