Trump Administration Decides Not to Require Mining Companies to Pay for Clean-Up
The Obama administration proposed the rule last year to ensure that companies demonstrate their ability to pay for environmental clean-up.
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Did U.S. Negotiators Actually Accomplish Something in Bonn?
European observers say that the Department of State's delegation helped drive progress in some key areas of the COP23 talks.
Volcanic Personalities: How Scientists Determine When a Volcano Will Erupt
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to discerning when a volcano may explode; they all have their own individual characteristics.
House Votes to Overturn Obama-era Ban, Allowing More Mining in Minnesota
Democrats warn that mining expansion could devastate Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
Saving Florida’s Archeological History From Climate Change
In Miami-Dade County, researchers are working to save sites at risk of being destroyed by rising ocean waters.
How Rising Sea Levels Threaten America’s Cultural Heritage
The most comprehensive archeological database created to date finds that just a one-meter rise in sea level could imperil thousands of historically significant sites.
How to Create a 21st-Century Civilian Conservation Corps
Representative Marcy Kaptur, the dean of Ohio's congressional delegation, has a plan to fix the public lands.
E.U. Approves Use of Controversial Weed Killer for Five Years
Monday's decision follows a move to ban glyphosate in Europe by 2022.
How Tracking Technology Is Being Used for Shark Conservation
Environmental groups are following the movements of fishing vessels and sharks to decrease the unintentional killings of the marine predators by fishnets.