Pollution March 27, 2016 Plastic-laden plankton poop could be disastrous The amount of plastic in our oceans is now popping up as gigantic islands and set to outpace the global fish population by 2050.
Climate December 21, 2015 Obama planning to sidestep Congress for next phase in climate change agenda President Obama will announce Tuesday he is planning to sidestep Congress to implement a national plan to combat climate change that will include the first-ever federal regulations on carbon dioxide emitted by existing power plants, despite adamant opposition from Republicans and some energy producers.
Climate December 2, 2015 Australia approves dumping dredged mud around Great Barrier Reef Australia approved a plan to dump large amounts of mud and sediment into the oceans surrounding the Great Barrier Reef in order to make room for developers to expand a coal port on the country's eastern coast on Friday.
Northeast November 29, 2015 Suits claim Love Canal still oozing 35 years later Thirty-five years after Love Canal's oozing toxic waste scared away a neighborhood and became a symbol of environmental catastrophe, history could be repeating itself.
How Green November 5, 2015 Welcome to Hell: Photographer documents Africa’s e-waste nightmare Slag heaps of rusting electronics, old refrigerators and monitors are scattered everywhere in Agbogbloshie, a dumping ground in Ghana for electronic waste from the rest of the world -- including the United States.
SCIENCE October 21, 2015 Officials begin testing mysterious goo linked to San Francisco Bay Area bird deaths San Francisco Bay Area officials have begun laboratory tests and necropsies on dead seabirds found coated with a mysterious substance that looks and feels like dirty rubber cement.
Amphibians October 21, 2015 Two-headed baby salamander isn't radioactive, but it is weird Just call them "Arne" and "Sebastian." Those are the monikers given to the two separate heads of one baby salamander that was born last week in a lab in Israel.
Climate October 21, 2015 UN touts Climate Summit successes U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lauded the achievements of world leaders attending the Climate Summit in New York this week, touting, in particular, initiatives around carbon pricing and cutting emissions.
Pollution October 21, 2015 Study says raising beef creates more pollution than pork, poultry or dairy Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says.