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Making Good Time: Doomsday Clock Moves 1 Minute Back to 6 from Midnight

Obama's plans to end nukes and curb climate change raise cautious optimism

Copenhagen Accord Was an "Important Step Forward," Says U.S. Climate Negotiator

Todd Stern now thinks the most effective way forward to reining in climate change is via a smaller group of major carbon-emitting countries

Is Coal Ash Hazardous?

The Obama administration continues to struggle to decide whether the residue of coal-burning constitutes an environmental and human health danger

What Would Failure to Combat Climate Change Quickly Mean?

A new study quantifies for the first time what happens to long-term policy options if mid-term emissions targets are not met

Can the World's Telecoms Slash Their Energy Consumption 1,000-Fold?

Tech companies, government agencies and academics are uniting to develop the technology needed to increase global telecommunications networks' energy efficiency

Driveways could spread toxins into the home

Carcinogens in coal tar-sealed pavements cause worry.

Looking for Change in the Beltway: The Need for Open Process

The Obama administration must reform how policies are made, not just the policies themselves

EPA Proposes Tougher Standards for Smog

The Obama administration plans to bring smog standards into line with its science advisors, overturning a controversial decision by the Bush administration

Oceans release DDT from decades ago

Emissions of controversial pesticide are heading northwards.

Has the U.S. Reached Peak Vehicles?

Forget peak oil: the U.S. fleet shrank by four million cars and trucks last year

Greening executives: A new program teaches managers about the business of clean tech

In the 12 Months of 2009

David Biello offers a semimusical look back at the year just had by the Earth and its people

Soils give clean look at past carbon dioxide

It could take less of the greenhouse gas to reach a particular level of warming.

South Asian Threat? Local Nuclear War = Global Suffering

Worry has focused on the U.S. versus Russia, but a regional nuclear war between India and Pakistan could blot out the sun, starving much of the human race

World's First Fuel Cell Ship Docks in Copenhagen

Can fuel cells and natural gas help reduce emissions from shipping?

How aircraft emissions contribute to warming

Aviation contributes up to one-fifth of warming in some areas of the Arctic.

Could ocean acidification deafen dolphins?

Some airborne particles pose more dangers than others

New evidence suggests that breathing nickel and other metals can lead to lung and heart damage, and even death

Subcontinental Smut: Is Soot the Culprit Behind Melting Himalayan Glaciers?

Greenhouse gases alone cannot explain the warming climate in the Himalayas. New studies are pointing to soot

Nanotech Group Targets Energy Security

Getting nano–solar cells, batteries, across the "valley of death" is key