Environment De-Funding Climate Change Research Climate change deniers in Congress complain about a lack of data while trying to de-fund NASA’s climate change research. Brian Palmer
Environment Does Coal Have a Future in the United States? The U.S. coal industry is in unprecedented decline. Brian Palmer
Environment Is the Demand for Sustainable Seafood Unsustainable? Consumers want more than fisheries can supply, and certification standards are falling. Brian Palmer
Environment How Much of an Increase in Temperature Can We Tolerate? An IPCC author assails the current two-degree target as scientifically bankrupt and geographically biased. Brian Palmer
Environment Can a Simple Rock Reverse Global Warming? Among the natural substances that absorb carbon dioxide is olivine, a magnesium-containing crystal found in igneous rocks. Brian Palmer
Environment Vulnerable Species Are in One Part of the Country; Protected Habitats Are in Another A study says that if we want to prevent extinction, we’re protecting the wrong areas of the country. Can't we do both? Brian Palmer
Environment How Tampons—Yes, Tampons—Can Help to Solve a Major Sewage Problem They're multi-purpose. Brian Palmer
Environment The U.S. and Mexico Have Announced Carbon Emissions Targets. Now What? The United States and Mexico met the deadline for their carbon pollution goals. Will others follow? Brian Palmer
Environment It’s Been Five Years Since the Gulf Oil Disaster and the Government Has Done Almost Nothing to Prevent Another Congress gets an F for stalling the implementation of new safety regulations. Brian Palmer
Environment The Government Must Do More to Protect Marine Mammals From the Navy A federal judge stands up to the noisy navy. Brian Palmer