Why we pretend to clean up oil spills
Studies indicate that, in general, the post-treatment survival rate of oil-soaked birds is less than one percent.
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Volkswagen scandal reaches all the way to the top, lawsuits say
Three attorneys general on Tuesday directly challenged Volkswagen’s defense over its emissions deception, calling the decision to thwart pollution tests an orchestrated fraud that lasted more than a decade,
Earth has another record warm month, but the string may be ending (for now)
June 2016 was the warmest June on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Tuesday.
Cutting carbon emissions isn’t enough. We need negative emissions.
Humans will have to not only stop emitting greenhouse gases by 2085, but also develop technology that will result in negative emissions — the removal of 15 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year by the end of the century — in order to prevent global warming from exceeding 2 degrees C, according to a new study.
U.S. regulators say automakers can meet 2025 fuel efficiency standards
U.S. regulators say in a draft technical assessment report to be released on Monday that automakers can meet aggressive mandates to dramatically hike fuel efficiency standards by 2025, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
Agencies release Technical Assessment Report for 2022-25 fuel-economy standards
The release of the TAR delivers on a commitment that EPA made in 2012 as part of the rulemaking establishing a National Program for the 2017-2025 period. The draft TAR covers model years 2022-2025.
Route 66 becoming green with charging stations, solar panels
Route 66, the historic U.S. highway made famous for attracting gas-guzzling Chevrolet Bel Airs and 1957 Cadillacs traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles, is turning green.
BP’s final tab for the 2010 Gulf oil spill? $61.6 billion
BP said Thursday it pegs its total cost of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at $61.6 billion, the first estimate the company has provided since the spill. That includes a $5.2 billion pre-tax hit to profits for the second quarter this year.
Colorado fracking study blames faulty wells for water contamination
Faulty construction, rather than the fracking process, is found to have caused the methane leaks in one Colorado area.
Plastic-powered cars are on their way
Picture this: It’s a regular day at the grocery store. You choose some products, go to the register, and accept some plastic bags from the cashier to carry your groceries home. When you get home, a bag wriggles out of your grasp and floats through the air. Your simple plastic bag has now joined the legion of un-recycled plastic that contributes to some frightening statistics. Read more →
