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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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

New Report Highlights Coal Reclamation Failures across the West

June 9, 2015 Expert BlogAmanda Jahshan

Arctic update for Ocean Week

June 9, 2015 Expert BlogLisa Speer

Landing With a THUD: House Proposes to Slash Housing and Transportation Programs

June 9, 2015 Expert BlogDeron Lovaas

Time for Congress to Power Up Smart Energy Policies

June 9, 2015 Expert BlogElizabeth Noll

The LED Lighting Revolution Is On - Long-Lasting Bulbs Now Available for Less Than Five Bucks

June 9, 2015 Expert BlogNoah Horowitz

Groups Seek to Intervene in New Jersey Lawsuit Against Exxon Over Decades of Toxic Pollution

June 9, 2015 Press Release

TRENTON, N.J. (June 10, 2015) – Environmental groups today filed a motion to intervene in litigation brought by the State of New Jersey against ExxonMobil Corporation over damages due for decades of toxic soil and water contamination in the northern…

Let the Bustards Be

June 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A new study says captive breeding programs often do endangered species more harm than good.

Coal Industry’s Financial Woes Threaten to Shift Billions in Cleanup Costs to U.S. Taxpayers, Says New Report

June 9, 2015 Press Release

BOZEMAN, Mont. (June 9, 2015) – As the financial pressures on the coal industry mount, a new $3 billion threat to taxpayers is emerging in the form of self-insured coal companies potentially walking away from reclamation obligations, leaving the public…

Has ALEC Lost Its Touch?

June 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The supposedly powerful conservative organization is on a serious losing streak.