Should The EPA Ban Mountaintop Mining?

Should The EPA Ban Mountaintop Mining?

Writing in the January 8 issue of Science, a group of environmental scientists is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to stay all new mountaintop…
Forests To Soak Up Less C02 As Climate Warms

Forests To Soak Up Less C02 As Climate Warms

Contrary to the conclusions of dozens of other studies, a new paper appearing in  Global Change Biology argues that as the climate warms and growing seasons lengthen, subalpine forests are…
The Cold War's Ecological Benefits

The Cold War's Ecological Benefits

When people think of the Cold War they tend to dwell on all the negatives that came with it: totalitarian governments, proxy wars, a nuclear arms race, and so on. But looking back on the period, the…