EnvironmentJanuary 23, 2015
Keystone XL Pipeline May Force Republicans to Embrace Climate Change
The Senate's battle over the controversial pipeline is likely to have an impact on presidential politics
Clean Air Policy
EnvironmentJanuary 21, 2015
Coal Declines in U.S. but Grows Internationally
Natural gas and government policy are driving a reduction in coal burning and mining
The Young American Scientists Event—Register Now
EnvironmentJanuary 21, 2015
“It’s Totally Unacceptable for Society Not to Act”
A Q&A with Nobel laureate Mario Molina on climate change
The SciencesJanuary 21, 2015
Science Far from Center Stage in Obama's State of the Union
President Barack Obama's sixth State of the Union address, his first before a Republican-led legislature, was studded this evening with references to science and technology amidst talk of middle class tax cuts, thawing U.S.
EnvironmentJanuary 15, 2015
Humans Cross Another Danger Line for the Planet
Five years go an impressive, international group of scientists unveiled nine biological and environmental "boundaries" that humankind should not cross in order to keep the earth a livable place.
EnvironmentJanuary 14, 2015
Powerful Global Warming Pollution Cut by New U.S. Rules
The White House announces new plans to slash emissions from the oil and gas industry
EnvironmentJanuary 12, 2015
Health and Conservation Reminders Cut Consumer Energy Use
Households that got weekly messages about the lower pollution they generated via efficiency cut energy use much more than did residents who were told how much money they were saving. Cynthia Graber reports
TechnologyJanuary 12, 2015
The New Chevy Volt Is Impressively Unremarkable
Over the holidays, while visiting family in Southwest Missouri, where I grew up, I saw one of the oddest sights on local roadways since armadillos started showing up as road kill: multiple Chevrolet Volts.
EnvironmentJanuary 12, 2015
How the U.S. and India Can Work Together on Global Warming
Secretary of State John Kerry begins to lay the foundation for India-U.S. climate talks
EnvironmentJanuary 12, 2015
Cheap Oil Means Raise the Gas T-Word
Low oil prices present an opportunity to come to grips with our crumbling infrastructure and the cost of climate change. David Biello reports
EnvironmentJanuary 8, 2015
EPA Moves to Count Methane Emissions from Fracking
A new rule would require oil and gas companies all greenhouse gas emissions from fracking
EnvironmentJanuary 8, 2015
U.S. Clean Power Rules Delayed
The EPA delays to combine its new rules for power plant pollution