The Etiquette of Electric Car Ownership
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A high-profile government inquiry finds no proof of scientific misconduct involving polar bear research.
View ArticleShould Belugas Swim Wild and Free?
The Georgia Aquarium's request to import 18 beluga whales raises the issue of whether entertainment and research trump the value of leaving the animals in the wild.
View ArticleQ&A: Back to the Future With Environmental Bipartisanship
Two groups form an alliance in the hope of bridging the gap and making it easier for Republican champions of the environment to speak out.
View ArticleFrom ‘Frontline,’ a Look at the Skeptics’ Advance
A PBS "Frontline" documentary examines the ideology that animates the political strategists arguing for skepticism about climate change.
View ArticleWater Supply in a Warming World, Part 2
A new study predicts that climate change will reduce snowpacks across the Northern Hemisphere, leaving areas from China to western North America with less fresh water than they have planned for.
View ArticleTaxpayers at Risk As Storm Bills Come Due
Whether they live near the coast or not, state taxpayers and insurance ratepayers are likely to be on the hook when damage from hurricanes exceeds insurance policy reserves.
View ArticleCalifornia’s CO2 Now Has a Price, but a Low One
Officials express relief that all of the emissions allowances offered in the state's first cap and trade auction were sold. Still, the $10.09 price left some participants feeling deflated.
View ArticleCalifornia Oyster Farm Must Go
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will not extend the lease of an oyster farm in Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, allowing the estuary there to become wilderness.
View ArticleA Park, an Oyster Farm and Science: Epilogue
What was gained -- and lost -- when the Interior Department told an oyster farm at Point Reyes National Seashore to shut down?
View ArticleThe Latest Turns Along the Colorado River
Three separate actions involving the Colorado River reflect how much thought the Interior Department has been putting into the troubled waterway's future.
View ArticleLight Absorption Speeding Arctic Ice Melt
A new study in Geophysical Research Letters, based on a first-of-its-kind survey, reports that the ocean beneath Arctic ice is absorbing increasing amounts of solar energy.
View ArticleNext-Generation Environmental Activist Dies at 39
Remembering an activist who combined a passion for protest with hardheaded negotiating skills.
View ArticleSupreme Court to Decide on Texans’ Bid for Oklahoma’s Water
The Supreme Court agrees to decide whether the water authority serving Fort Worth and its growing suburbs can take water from within Oklahoma's borders.
View ArticleE.P.A. Extends Deadline for Navajo Plant’s Pollution Controls
The coal-fired plant now has until 2023 to install expensive scrubbing equipment.
View ArticleThe Etiquette of Electric Car Ownership
What to do when your electric car needs a charge and all the available plugs are taken?
View ArticleInquiry Finds No Proof That Federal Biologist Falsified Data
A high-profile government inquiry finds no proof of scientific misconduct involving polar bear research.
View ArticleShould Belugas Swim Wild and Free?
The Georgia Aquarium's request to import 18 beluga whales raises the issue of whether entertainment and research trump the value of leaving the animals in the wild.
View ArticleQ&A: Back to the Future With Environmental Bipartisanship
Two groups form an alliance in the hope of bridging the gap and making it easier for Republican champions of the environment to speak out.
View ArticleFrom ‘Frontline,’ a Look at the Skeptics’ Advance
A PBS "Frontline" documentary examines the ideology that animates the political strategists arguing for skepticism about climate change.
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