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It took more than two years, but the ocean-borne radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi plant is finally detectable on U.S. shores.
For Chicago's depressed black neighborhoods, yuppie invasions are more manageable than chronic problems of inequality and ineffective policy.
A new study shows that extra CO2 in the atmosphere isn't speeding up rainforest tree growth. Uh oh?
What kind of electricity projects most often go over budget? Two recent studies dig into the question and find some surprising answers.
In the geoengineering debate, "just research" is the default position of Serious People. But it's more problematic than they acknowledge.
California's persistent drought has led San Francisco to take a second look at its long-neglected underground streams and springs.
Cheaper gas means more gas guzzled and more carbon emitted, right? Reality is more nuanced.
We talked to Oscar-winning documentarian Louie Psihoyos about how our tech-obsession might help save disappearing species, even if it's also killing them.
When you look at all the roads in your state, you can learn a lot about how we rewrite the land we live on.
