Clean Air Policy

A new study puts the cost of coal-fired electricity in India at $4.6 billion

Hugo Chavez's death may have an impact on the global oil market--and thus on the global climate as well. David Biello reports

Water demands continue to inch up year after year even as climate change queers supply. Can civilization cope? David Biello reports

Why do some ice core samples seem to indicate CO2 spikes trailed increases in global temperature? It’s all about the way bubbles move in ice

Agriculture remains the largest contributor but industry and transportation are growing fast

The United Nations' commitment to sustainable energy access could help prevent excess greenhouse gas emissions

Forgotten and filed away decades ago, millions of documents on geothermal research are now helping scientists make harvesting Earth’s energy affordable

Emissions from transportation and industry have increased faster than those from agriculture

In his 2013 State of the Union address, Pres. Obama talked about climate change, energy and manufacturing technology innovation, and STEM education—that is, science, technology, engineering and math

If Congress fails to act soon, Obama threatened to use his executive authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions

With plans that incorporate efforts made by the Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, Transportation and Defense departments, among others, the administration's effort acknowledges that climate impacts are happening now and require action

A study of three million infants across nine nations, including the U.S., South Korea and Brazil, finds a connection between inhaled particulate matter and low birth weight in infants