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President Obama Pledges Federal Support for Western Drought

June 12, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. (June 12, 2015) – President Obama convened a meeting with leaders of several Western states today to discuss the federal response to a drought that has been ravaging the western part of the United States. Obama also announced…

Angry Birds

June 12, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The GOP attacks a venerable bird protection law in the name of wind energy.

Morocco first Arab country to submit climate pledge ahead of Paris negotiations

June 11, 2015 Expert BlogHan Chen

Your Food Choices Have a Powerful Impact on Climate Change

June 11, 2015 Expert BlogInternationalPeter Lehner

New California Building Efficiency Standards Set the Stage for Zero Net Energy Homes by 2020

June 10, 2015 Expert BlogMeg Waltner

State legislature season ends poorly for coal lobbyists (again)

June 10, 2015 Expert BlogAliya Haq

Ivory Ban Bill Passes California Assembly!

June 10, 2015 Expert BlogElly Pepper

Victory! Ancient Deep-Sea Coral Communities Protected from Destructive Fishing Gear

June 10, 2015 Expert BlogAlison Chase

Santa Barbara says 'no' to ExxonMobil's request to transport oil by road

June 10, 2015 Expert BlogDavid Pettit

Ocean Victory: More than Two Dozen Undersea Atlantic Coral Canyons Now Protected

June 10, 2015 Press ReleaseNew York

NEW YORK (June 10, 2015) — The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council today voted to protect 27 named deep sea canyons divided into 15 protection zones, as well as a vast swath of surrounding deep sea habitat, off the region’s coast…

More than 100 Leading Scientists Call for Halt to Tar Sands Oil Development

June 10, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 10, 2015) – More than 100 leading climate scientists, economists, biologists and geophysicists today are calling for a North American moratorium on tar sands oil development and related infrastructure to avoid worsening climate change, endangering the land and…

NRDC, Others Petition FDA to Ban Eight Carcinogenic Flavorings in Food

June 10, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 10, 2015) – Eight synthetic flavorings—which may be found in ice cream, baked goods, candy and beverages—are known to cause cancer in lab animals, and should be banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a coalition of…

Sawfish Virgin Births—Nature’s Hail Mary

June 10, 2015 Latest NewsFloridaJason Bittel

Scientists have discovered that smalltooth sawfish can reproduce without sex. But can parthenogenesis save the species?

When cow pee particles take to the wind, lakes turn green

June 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

A weekly roundup of the best in science journalism, doodled.

How Many Ways Can Ice Melt?

June 10, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study shows how little we know about ice ages, warm periods, and what happens in between.