Environment

Letters Letters

Korea seen clearly, the poop on the pipeline, a blast of fresh arctic air, Jared Diamond, Anthony Lewis again

Apr 30, 2013 / Our Readers and Stephen Wertheim

Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion

Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion Senate to Investigate Texas Plant Explosion

Why won't the EPA regulate ammonium nitrate? Barbara Boxer wants to know.

Apr 30, 2013 / George Zornick

RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In

Student activists are demanding that President Maeda endorse divestment from the coal, gas, and oil industries and commit to presenting the case for divestment to the Board of Trus...

Apr 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

You Are a Guinea Pig

You Are a Guinea Pig You Are a Guinea Pig

How Americans unwittingly entered—and become exposed to biohazards in—the greatest uncontrolled experiment ever launched.

Apr 29, 2013 / David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

One Movement Against Keystone XL One Movement Against Keystone XL

On April 18, people converged in Nebraska to speak out about the Keystone XL Pipeline at the State Department's only public comment session.

Apr 24, 2013 / Peter Rothberg

How the Climate Reform Effort Was Poisoned From the Inside [EDITORS’ NOTE ADDED ON 4/30/13]

How the Climate Reform Effort Was Poisoned From the Inside [EDITORS’ NOTE ADDED ON 4/30/13] How the Climate Reform Effort Was Poisoned From the Inside [EDITORS’ NOTE ADDED ON 4/30/13]

On this Earth Day, it’s worth reflecting on new disclosures that show the anti–global warming campaign was infiltrated by the opposition.

Apr 22, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Village Green Preservation Society The Village Green Preservation Society

Check out this catchy sing-along with a deadly serious goal.

Apr 22, 2013 / Peter Rothberg

This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal

This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal

Mountain top removal is wreaking havoc on Appalachia. There's a bill on the Hill to stop it.

Apr 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders

How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion

How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion How Resource Scarcity and Climate Change Could Produce a Global Explosion

In the coming decades, two converging nightmares are likely to produce a tidal wave of unrest, rebellion, competition and conflict.

Apr 22, 2013 / Michael T. Klare

Austerity, Deregulation and the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Austerity, Deregulation and the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Austerity, Deregulation and the Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

While questions linger about how a fertilizer plant in Texas blew up, documents suggest the facility faced little regulatory oversight.

Apr 18, 2013 / Lee Fang

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