Environment
Can Small Solar Deliver Cheap Light?
Entrepreneurs aim to bring electricity to the world's energy poor without fossil fuels
Stories by Marianne Lavelle
Environment
5 Ways Energy Is Transforming U.S. Railroads
Trains aren't just carrying crude oil when it comes to energy
Technology
Fast-Growing Railroads Will Miss Safety System Deadline
U.S. railroads plan to spend to grow but they will still miss a legal deadline to deploy high-tech safety equipment by the end of 2015
Technology
Train Deaths Rise Amid Energy-Driven Rail Transformation
Fatalities reach seven-year high as railroads embark on a record expansion
Environment
Fracking Brings Ammonium and Iodide to Local Waterways
Researchers find alarming levels of these new contaminants in wastewater released into Pennsylvania and West Virginia streams
Environment
Global Climate Talks Open with Push for Human Rights
The U.N. climate negotiations are no longer just about emissions limits but also social justice
Environment
SolarCity Seeks to Expand Solar Market with Loans
Don't want to lease or buy outright solar panels? SolarCity will now loan you the money to do so
Health
Tick-Borne Diseases on the Rise, Thanks to Global Warming
Lyme disease is bad enough. But it's just the beginning of a host of odd and ugly diseases ticks transmit, public health officials are finding
Health
Lyme Disease Surges North
One of the clearest signs of health risks in a warming world has emerged in one of the world’s most advanced economies, as Canada belatedly struggles to cope with Lyme disease's migration in North America...
Environment
Corporate Leaders Plot a Path to a Low-Carbon Future
As protesters rally, corporate boardrooms struggle over how to prevent further global warming
Health
Mothers May Pass Lyme Disease to Children in the Womb
Doctors treating Lyme see evidence that pregnant women can transmit the disease to their children. But public health experts say the science isn't so clear
Environment
Has Climate Change Made Lyme Disease Worse?
As Lyme disease spreads across the U.S., those in its path cope with a debilitating, bewildering array of maladies, misery and afflictions
Environment
Advanced Biofuels Power Up Amid Resistance
The first of three big commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants comes online in Iowa in a bid to prove the fuel's promise as a solution to climate change
Environment
Scientists Drive to Create More Resilient Turf Grass for Golf
Idyllic settings and lush greens at golf courses are the product of a global research effort working hard to prepare the industry for global warming
Environment
How the Game of Golf Adapts to Global Warming
Hot weather combined with intense downpours – one of the signature signs of a changing climate – has flummoxed duffers and greenskeepers alike on East Coast golf courses. But don't handicap them yet...
Environment
Lightning at Venice Beach Shows California Faces Weird Weather
Could drought be destabilizing California weather?
Environment
Roadside Shrubs Could Sink Carbon Pollution
With better management, the grass and shrubbery by the side of the road could soak up a lot of CO2, helping combat climate change
Environment
Climate Change Hits America in Its Sweet Tooth
Corn syrup is at risk due to weather and water threats
Environment
Uncivil War Breaks Out Over Fluke as Habitat Shifts North
One of the most popular eating fish on the U.S. east coast is moving north as waters warm due to climate change
The Sciences
Cutthroat Trout Cross-Breeds to Survive
Is this the end of Montana's famed cutthroat trout in the face of invasive rainbow trout, stream temperature rise and flow changes?
