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Topping off the warmest decade in history, 2010 experienced a global average temperature of 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit, tying 2005 as the hottest year in 131 years of recordkeeping.
Cross-posted from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Make no mistake about it: The Clean Air Act is under attack from Congress....
A new study shows EPA has been undercounting the externalities imposed by ozone pollution, and thus understating net benefits of its new ozone rules.
Our invited panel of experts -- and two scrappy Grist readers -- debate whether the bill now before the Senate will decrease large-scale food-borne illness outbreaks of the type we've recently seen in eggs and peanut butter.
Canadian researchers recently steaked the claim that the sight of a big, juicy burger and other well-done meats soothes the savage and beastly instincts in men. But can vegetarians remain calm?
If Democrats have a safe word, no one in the party could remember what it was this election season.
Many states aren’t waiting for the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — they’re taking matters into their own...
IBM rolled out Creek Watch, an iPhone app that lets the California State Water Resources Control Board crowdsource the condition of waterways.
‘Drowning in Oil’ Reader Contest Official Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. ...