Garbage in, energy out: creating biofuel from plastic waste
At first glance, the polystyrene container buried amid the beach detritus was unremarkable. Closer inspection however yielded something jarring about this discarded filet-o-fish box.
Oil bust leaves states with massive well cleanup
The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells and seal off environmental hazards.
Transportation is now America’s biggest climate hurdle
Since 1980, the biggest contributor to climate change from the United States was always electricity generation.
Earth breaks heat record again, but not by as much as before
Earth sizzled to its 13th straight month of record heat in May, but it wasn’t quite as much of an over-the-top scorcher as previous months, federal scientists say.
Air pollution is going to kill an awful lot of us if we don’t act
A new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) titled “The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution” states that air pollution could be responsible for between 6 to 9 million premature deaths by the year 2060.
American drivers fueling a wave of deals for ethanol makers
America’s renewed love affair with driving could reshape the U.S. ethanol industry.
Air pollution linked to increased mental illness in children
A major new study has linked air pollution to increased mental illness in children, even at low levels of pollution.
Power plants are no longer America’s biggest climate problem. Transportation is.
A new energy era is upon us: For the first time since 1979, America’s cars, trucks, and airplanes emit more carbon dioxide than its power plants do.
Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds
Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide.
Oil train rules move to White House review
Regulators are one step closer to adopting new standards for oil trains that Congress mandated last year.
