Energy and Environment
October 30, 2008 -
As someone who's been reporting on the public health problems associated with poorly regulated coal combustion waste dumping for some time now, I'm heartened to see that this critical but often-overlooked issue has been getting more attention recently from major media.
October 21, 2008 -
One of the last major environmental initiatives of the Bush administration will bring further devastation to Appalachian coal mining communities.
October 20, 2008 -
The Government Accountability Office has found two of the five U.S. labs that conduct research on some of the world's deadliest germs come up short on security.
October 15, 2008 -
The Associated Press published a story earlier this week examining how the economic crisis might interfere with efforts to cap the greenhouse gases emissions that are disrupting the earth's climate.
October 3, 2008 -
The nation's energy woes are worsening, with carbon piling up in the atmosphere at an unprecedented rate, fuel prices soaring, and residents of some Southeast cities
September 26, 2008 -
The latest news on the climate front is alarming: According to an annual report released this week by the Australia-based Global Carbon Project, carbon emitted worldwide in 2007 from burning fossil fuels and producing cement increased 2.9 percent over the previous year, to a total of 8.47 billion metric tons.