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Ten years ago this week, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California and he appointed me to be the Secretary...
Republicans cheered when EPA workers were furloughed. But poll results show that most Americans wanted those workers back on the job.
Part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge is being studied for potential Superfund designation, the first time plastic pollution has prompted such consideration.
By dismissing critics of her Righteous Retreat, DiFranco seemed to want to relegate the place’s racist past to history. She should have known better.
Thirty years ago, scientists applied fertilizer to two test plots. More than 12 percent of the nitrogen is still in the soil, and nearly as much has leached into groundwater.
As U.N. climate talks begin in Warsaw, officials from the Philippines are demanding that the world act to fight climate change -- and that rich countries pay their fair share.
Developing countries don't just want the rich world to help them reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. Now they want compensation for "loss and damages."
The biggest debate in climate science may be over whether global warming will create more winters like this one. If you care about weather, you'd better care about the outcome.
In 35 years, U.S. cities consistently will be hotter than their hottest year on record.
