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How do we reduce our exposure to mercury? The answer requires both difficult changes to the world’s energy supply and simpler consumer choices.
A case study in how change is made in Washington: slowly, with much debate, and with tangential regard for the science.
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a “rule” that precludes distributed renewable energy projects from supplying more than 15% of...
The culprit, according to the CDC, isn't a lack of vaccinations -- it's that the vaccinations may be too weak.
A new Wired cover story argues that we don't need to worry about coming disasters. On climate change, that argument clearly fails.
Unless you're an economics geek, you've probably never heard of "discount rates." Behind that technical term, however, hides a social and ethical debate at the heart of climate policy. David Roberts explains (otters included).
We don't really know how or if we can save the bees, but that doesn't mean the actress won't do her best to try.
Richard Muller, a long-time climate-change denier, did a big study of his own and found the same thing everyone else has: Humans are causing climate change.
The good news: The USDA finally released an environmental impact review of genetically engineered sugar beets. The bad: Monsanto has already crowded out other seed makers.
