Stories by Dina Fine Maron

Outdated forest first prevention methods and global warming are teaming to produce so-called mega-fires

Texas homes, prairies and forests have gone up in smoke this month thanks to drought

The Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed to shutter 18 coal-fired boilers in a bid to rein in air pollution

Environmental groups are pressing the EPA to backtrack on its plans to exempt biomass from climate regulations, arguing that such a step would spark an uptick in unregulated carbon emissions

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences exposes new national security challenges for the Navy as a result of climate change

Satellite imagery shows how palm oil plantations are displacing peatlands--at tremendous cost to the climate

Shortages of food and water could tip the balance in Afghanistan, Iraq and other politically precarious states

Rising temperatures may slash yields for rice, wheat and corn throughout the developing world, according to a new report

The disaster has roiled Asia-Pacific markets for coal, cotton, wheat and sugar

World food prices hit a record high in December thanks to crop failures from a series of extreme weather events around the world

The U.S. Army is aiming to shrink its carbon bootprint in 2011

The U.S. Department of Defense wants to make sure that when disaster strikes, renewable energy sources can still help keep the lights on at military bases

EPA approved the use of 15 percent ethanol in newer model vehicles yesterday, drawing fire from environmental groups and the auto industry

More women than men accept the scientific consensus on climate change, new research finds

The U.S. Department of Defense's first director of operational energy plans and programs is tasked with weaving energy considerations into war-fighting strategy

Dave Cleaves is only the second climate change adviser for the century-old agency, and the first to take the reins during the Obama administration

Evidence proving climate change is a problem remains "robust, voluminous and compelling," says EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

This year, the waters in Lake Superior are on track to reach--and potentially exceed--the lake's record-high temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit

Plundering the remaining rosewood forests could push the trees into extinction and further endanger crucial habitat for native creatures, like the lemur

Timber, beef, soy and grain that flood the U.S. market from new fields hewn from forests around the world undercut domestic goods--and speed climate change

The Army hopes to turn its trash into fuel for its fighting machines

The newest batch of sentries at Naval Base Kitsap–Bangor will be paid in fish

Could seaweed farming prove a boon for biofuels?