When Unions Fought for the Environment
In a 1998 paper in Environmental History, Scott Dewey argues that unions were a key force for the emerging cause of environmentalism in the 1950s and '60s.
EPA Announces 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Award Winners
The 2014 Presidential Green Chemistry Award winners discover new strategies for pollution prevention.
Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Ocean Acidification?
Will ocean acidification disrupt the planet's ecosystem before climate change does?
Embracing Dry Land: Water-Smart Urban Design and Drought in the American West
Water-smart urban design and drought in the American West.
Falling Oil Prices are Worse for Conservation than You Think
It's not just falling oil prices but any price volatility that makes conservation a harder sell.
Signs of Recovery in Earth’s Ozone Layer, but Danger Remains
For the first time in 35 years, atmospheric ozone actually increased, according to NASA measurements.
For the Next Generation in Solar Power, Talk to the Clam
The next generation of solar power might be waiting beneath the Pacific waves, in the form of an armchair-sized clam.
A Historic Look at Climate Change Research
Plant ecologist Charles F. Cooper wrote prescient and succinct words on the topic of climate change back in 1978.