Study Finds Mercury in More Northeastern Bird Species
Dangerously high levels have been detected in Northeastern songbirds as the most toxic form of the heavy metal moves through the food chain.
Land Carvings Attest to Amazon’s Lost World
Huge geometric shapes in Brazil suggest that contrary to conventional understanding, parts of the rain forest may have been home to large populations.
Land Carvings Attest to Amazon’s Lost World
Huge geometric shapes in Brazil suggest that contrary to conventional understanding, parts of the rain forest may have been home to large populations.
E.P.A. Says Hydraulic Fracturing Likely Marred Wyoming Water
The draft report represents a new scientific and political skirmish line over whether fracking, as it is more commonly known, poses a threat.
Dot Earth Blog: Naomi Klein’s Inconvenient Climate Conclusions
A critic of capitalism argues that climate progress can only come through a global economic reboot.
Conflict Over Wolves Yields New Dynamic Between Ranchers and Conservationists
A fourth-generation Montana rancher, Dean B. Peterson, says, “The wolf is here to stay now, and my feeling is that those people who want it here should share the costs.”
The Privileges of China’s Elite Include Purified Air
Although Beijing has been slow to address its poor air quality, the upper ranks of the Communist Party have been protecting themselves from the pollution with high-end air purifiers.
Op-Ed Columnist: Party of Pollution
Weakening environmental regulations, part of the G.O.P. jobs plan, would do little to create jobs and would make us both poorer and sicker.
Op-Ed Columnist: We’re Rich! (In Nature.)
September 10, 2011 All The Rest
A recent family backpacking trip along the Pacific Crest Trail was a great reminder that all Americans are still wealthy, and for that matter equal, when it comes to the great outdoors.
Obama’s Retreat on Ozone Standards Angers Environmentalists
September 3, 2011 All The Rest
Analysts said the president could face repercussions from what environmental groups see as his brazen political sellout in abandoning stricter air-quality rules.
