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It's us! Turns out temperatures would be higher if not for a 1987 pact to slash CFCs.
Coastal residents are irate about rising flood insurance premiums. But the next time the sea crushes the coast, the taxpayers may not be able to pick up the bill.
Enviros and smart-growth advocates are praising Obama's proposed transportation bill. Too bad funding is such a hurdle.
Methane, the most potent greenhouse gas, is being released from sub-sea permafrost much more rapidly than previously estimated, according to new research.
Never fight a land war in Asia -- unless the climate is on your side.
Piles of fake snow at the Olympics are the latest sign of an industry on the brink.
We pee out 90 percent of sucralose, and then it just hangs out in wastewater. NOT GOOD.
No one knows just how much surveillance of environmentalists takes place in the U.S. We do know there's not much penalty for getting caught.
A reader insists she can scrub circles around even a super efficient dishwasher. Umbra brushes up on the basics.