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- Naturally-occurring radiation brought to the surface by gas drillers has been detected in a Pennsylvania creek that flows into the Allegheny River, illustrating the risks of wastewater disposal from the boom in hydraulic fracturing.
- Big Data’s push to remake the industrial economy took a big step forward Wednesday, when Monsanto announced it had bought the Climate Corporation. Monsanto hopes to apply the Climate Corporation’s data analysis insight across the company, to create...
- Traffic fumes render the scent of flowers barely recognisable to honeybees and may have a serious impact on their ability to find food, according to new research.
- When the volunteer firefighters of West got the call for a fire at West Fertilizer Co., they knew what they had to do. What they didn't know was that the next 30 minutes would change their brotherhood forever.
- Almost everything about a school cafeteria meal has a regulation. The federal government caps the amount of fat and salt. It sets minimum standards for servings of fruit, vegetables, milk and meat. But one widely used and often-overused product has...
- Biodiesel exhaust may trigger greater inflammation in mammalian cells and lungs compared to petrodiesel emissions, a new study finds.
- A project to replace an aging and degrading radioactive waste treatment facility at New Mexico's Los Alamos National Laboratory is 11 years behind schedule and its price tag has nearly tripled because of ineffective management, according to a...
- The Japanese government’s goal for cutting Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions is vastly insufficient. By 2020, Tokyo plans to reduce emissions to a level that is only 6 to 7 percent lower than the 2005 level.
- Because of the scientific concerns raised about the safety of secondhand vapor, the prudent course for now would be to keep them out of public buildings, restaurants and the like.
- There’s a reason the government seeks big fines from polluters — wanton or otherwise. It’s to prevent future such disasters. BP’s long days in court should be a cautionary tale for every other oil company operating here.
- There’s a mystery at the very bottom of the Great Lakes food web. Phytoplankton – the algae that are food for plankton which in turn feed fish – are behaving strangely. They’re surrounded by a nutrient they need to grow. But for some reason, they’re...
- Rising food prices do not have to mean greater food insecurity in Africa under the changing climate. Let's not squander the opportunity to "avoid the unmanageable and manage the unavoidable" effects of climate change.
- Society is increasingly aware of the fragility of its urban water supply systems and the challenges associated with climate variability, increasing populations, and the need to protect ecosystems impacted by water infrastructure development.
- What South Africa and the world need to do, apart from trying to limit humanity’s influence on climate change, is use what is known to plan to mitigate and adapt to climate change’s effects.
- Scientists are quick to point out that no single fire season can be attributed to changes in the global climate, but as summers in the western half of the United States become drier and warmer, the chances of bigger, longer smokier fire seasons is...
- Officials say the government shutdown in the U.S. will disrupt monitoring of air and water quality, and will delay the new rules for penalising polluters.
- On the shore of Lake Superior, the Keweenaw Bay Indians are raising walleye in addition to the traditional trout at their hatchery. They need to keep pace with their changing lake. A 'Climate at your Doorstep' story.
- Extinction of koalas is now beginning to unfold as another casualty of the burgeoning global climate change, which has dried up too many trees.
- Climate change has become one of the leading risks to food security, with droughts, floods and hurricanes expected to result in production and price volatility, a report from the U.N.’s agriculture agencies has warned.
- Student efforts to stop global warming gain steam as fears about the future grow.
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