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Youngstown, Ohio, voters on fracking: “Yes, please”

A ballot measure that would have outlawed fracking in the city went down in defeat after a business group heavily outspent anti-fracking activists.

John Upton Technology May 8, 2013

As climate change broils the Arctic, John Kerry apologizes

At Arctic Council meetings in Sweden, the secretary of state wants the world to know the U.S. is very sorry for all that it has done to destroy the ice.

John Upton Climate & Energy May 16, 2013

Study: When Republicans understand climate science, they support climate action

Once Republican voters grasp the reality of climate change, they start to support efforts to do something about it, according to new research.

John Upton Climate & Energy May 3, 2013

We are consigning hundreds of coastal cities to destruction. Who cares?

New research shows that sea-level "lock in" -- the amount of sea-level rise we are making inevitable through carbon emissions -- is growing rapidly. Do we, should we, care about what will happen so far in the future?

David Roberts Climate & Energy July 31, 2013

Coal-export plans going off the rails in Pacific Northwest

Three of six proposed coal-export terminals in Washington and Oregon have been scrapped, and the remaining pieces of the region's coal scheme face challenges.

Claire Thompson Technology May 10, 2013

Food-safety push in California hurts wildlife — and doesn’t make food safer

A deadly outbreak of E. coli in 2006 spurred an overhaul of food-safety practices, but that's been bad news for natural habitats, a study finds.

Claire Thompson Technology May 14, 2013

Nation’s biggest uranium mine planned in New Mexico

Companies from Japan and Canada want to build the mine on land held sacred by Native Americans, and the U.S. Forest Service may just say OK.

John Upton Technology May 21, 2013

This is the first two-headed bull shark ever seen

This is almost certainly not a result of pollution or the BP spill or whatever, but feel free to freak out, as it is probably a sign of the End Times anyway.

Jess Zimmerman Culture March 25, 2013

Heady Colo. farmers plowing ahead with hemp farming

One Colorado farmer has planted the nation's first big industrial hemp crop in 60 years. Yes, it's still illegal.

Susie Cagle Technology May 16, 2013

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