Urbanization Can Heat a Place as Much as Climate Change
The urban heat island effect is indeed very strong.
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How Much Is It Worth to Clean Up America’s Aging Coal Plants?
Why the vast differences in cost-savings calculations?
Stop Hoarding All of That Hazardous Waste
Nail polish, batteries, hand sanitizer: You may not think of these regular household items as toxic, but they are, and they’re poisoning our water and food supplies.
Greening Government Procurement: Turning Uncle Sam Into an Eco-Friendly Consumer
Seeking the environmental “hot spots” in $600 billion of government purchases.
Two Border Collies Conduct an EPA Cleanup
Good boy Via Science Now, the EPA has found that letting two dogs run around a beach improved the quality…
Invasion of the Unregulated Chemicals
Carl Cranor's book "Legally Poisoned" says lax, outdated law puts Americans at risk from untested industrial chemicals.
The Social Cost of Carbon
A requirement for cost/benefit analyses of federal rules has created — without any real public input — a very important number in deciding what to do about greenhouse gases.
Cohen’s Nonprofit Helps Hospitals Go Green
Gary Cohen and his nonprofit, Health Care Without Harm, have persuaded hospitals around the world to close their medical-waste incinerators, dramatically cutting emissions of dioxin and other toxins.
Environmental Justice Comes Back to Life
After a decade stored away in the basement of the White House, a new commitment to rooting out toxic messes dumped on poor communities has begun.
Gas Mileage Labels Get Sophisticated
The federal government has unveiled updated designs for those informational stickers on new cars. The hope is to nudge buyers into choosing more fuel-efficient models.