Environment

In the Arctic, levels of the heat-trapping gas, carbon dioxide, a key factor in global warming, have hit 400 parts per million, a level scientists believe has not been …

It's been a tough few weeks for the forces of climate-change denial.

While investigators examine the steam generator damage that has forced the months-long outage at California's San Onofre nuclear power plant, the cost of the shutdown and any necessary repairs …

So much of Monsanto's poison was spread in the past decade that weeds naturally developed a resistance to it.

Alan Simpson once again launched an obscenity-laden diatribe against those who oppose his plans to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Erie, CO meet Naoma, WV. Though seemingly different battles over different ecologically hazardous extractive processes — hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) for unconventional gas versus mountaintop removal for coal — the …

It is mind-boggling that we are empowering one person to make life-and-death decisions, but it is perhaps even more mind-boggling that this unconstitutional, immoral killing spree (that is making …

Mexico could lead the way on food security, but will it?

The US Army has confirmed that they are investigating the Bradley Manning Support Network, an international activism group that advocates on behalf of the imprisoned accused whistleblower.

The so-called u201cmega-donors,u201d are upset that their massive contributions are being exposed to public view.