Environment Americans Want Businesses—Not Local Governments—to Reduce Straw Pollution In a new poll, nearly 80 percent of respondents supported companies switching to biodegradable straws. See More
Environment Packing Peanuts Make Pretty Nice Battery Parts The future of rechargeable batteries may lie in the bane of unboxing existence. See More
Environment A Top DOI Official Had at Least Six Meetings With the Mining Industry. She Then Helped Cancel a Study on the Public-Health Effects of Mining. Records obtained by Pacific Standard reveal that a top official at the DOI had a hand in nixing a government-funded public-health study in Appalachia—after a series of meetings with some of the most powerful mining players in the country. See More