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Today Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed an agreement to purchase enough solar energy from Nevada’s Moapa Band of Paiutes...
Seventy scientists spent two years putting together a complete picture of mercury in the ocean and in seafood. Will the results convince the U.S. to control emissions?
When you subtract out shady roofs, renters, and other factors, only about 25% of Americans have a place to install...
A reader wonders how to tell family and friends that their cards are making him crazy. Umbra offers one of her hallmark replies.
When industries make an effort to green operations, they add jobs, found a report from the Economic Policy Institute.
For a taste of the brutal new climate to come, look to where the climate is already harsh, and growing more so -- the aptly named Valley of the Sun.
In short: About four coal plants' worth.
While not nearly making up for the other ways in which big-box stores degrade the environment, the focus on rooftop solar is an important step.
The New Yorker calls on Obama to put climate action at the top of his agenda. So does Republican Christine Todd Whitman and other non-hippies.