Environment
Alabama Coal-Fired Power Plants Shifts from Megawatts to Megabytes
Google is paying for the clean energy makeover
Clean Air Policy1147 articles archived since 1845
Environment
Energy-Efficiency Efforts May Not Pay Off
Weatherization and other energy-efficiency efforts may not be worth the cost, according to a new study
Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical
Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions
Environment
How Scott Walker Dismantled Wisconsin's Environmental Legacy
As governor of Wisconsin, the likely Republican presidential nomination-seeker consistently dismissed science and sided with polluters
Environment
NYC Cyclist Air Quality Study
NYC cyclists can help Columbia University researchers study air pollution on the streets
Environment
EPA Takes First Step to Regulate Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S. agency said greenhouse gases from aircraft endanger human health
Environment
U.S. Court Rejects Early Challenge to Obama Power Plant Regulations
The decision is a victory for a plan to curb CO2 emissions from existing power plants, which is central to President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan to fight climate change
Environment
Climate Plan May Transform U.S. Power
Obama administration changes could change how you get your electricity
Environment
Aviation Industry Looks to Solve a Carbon Problem
As U.S. EPA regulations loom, airlines try to figure out a way to make airplanes fly clean
Less Coal and Better Air Quality: China's New Normal?
Chart shows renewable energy outpacing coal by a wide margin
Environment
Clean Power Plan Argument Hinges on Health Benefits
President Obama’s pitch for the pollution fighting measure relies on saving lives
Environment
How Would a Low-Carbon Economy Work?
Companies and governments continue to explore how a financial system could work with an economy that eliminates excess greenhouse gas emissions
Should the British Expand Heathrow Airport?
Air pollution from U.K. airports leads to about 100 early deaths in the United Kingdom each year. Expanding Heathrow could help or hurt these numbers, depending on the strategy undertaken...
Environment
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Cost $5 Trillion Annually and Worsen Pollution
The International Monetary Fund notes that subsides for burning fossil fuels enrich the wealthy and make air pollution worse
Environment
New York Fracking Report Underscores Quake, Climate Risks
The environmental assessment brings New York State one step closer to banning fracking
Environment
High Ozone and Pollen Levels Could Worsen Allergies
The "sneeziest and wheeziest" cities include Chicago, Memphis and Oklahoma City
Environment
Clean Power Plan Would Save Thousands of Lives Each Year
A peer-reviewed study backs the White House’s claims for the health benefits of its plan to fight climate change
Health
Botanical Sexism Cultivates Home-Grown Allergies
It's the time year for watery eyes and itchy noses, and if you're among the afflicted, you may be surprised to learn that decades of botanical sexism in urban landscapes have contributed to your woes...
Environment
A Nation Divided On Keystone XL
The new results from the nationally representative UT Energy Poll are out today, highlighting the way so many energy issues have become politicized.
Environment
For Its 40th Birthday, Let's Retire Newsweek's Global Cooling Story
Last month, Senator Ted Cruz matter-of-factly told an interviewer that he just happened to glance at a four-decade-old article from Newsweek that very morning.
