Obama Proposes New Protections For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The president recommends more than 12 million acres of the region receive the highest level of protection available for public lands.
Environment
Investment Fund Pours Cash Into Cleaner, Greener Fish Farming
Aqua-Spark is the world's first investment fund for sustainable aquaculture. So far it has bet on an alternative fish feed that could take pressure off the oceans and a tilapia farm in Mozambique.
Ecologist's Airborne Scanners See The Forest And The Trees — All Of Them
Gregory Asner has loaded a plane with lasers, spectrometers and computers to create models so detailed, they distinguish between and count plant species in even the densest biomes, like the Amazon.
Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA For Long-Term Drought
In Los Angeles, some see drought as a design opportunity. The Arid Lands Institute in Burbank is developing ways to turn the city into a "sponge" in order to take in water and store it for later.
U.S. Solar Industry Sees Growth, But Also Some Uncertainty
The solar industry employs nearly 174,000 workers in the U.S., up 22 percent from a year ago. But the industry's future is murky, as government subsidies are set to expire within two years.
New Justice Department Environment Chief Takes Helm Of Gulf Spill Case
John Cruden returns to the department as litigation over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill intensifies. He'll also defend Obama climate change rules and try to protect wildlife while in the post.
MTV Pimps Cars, Brazil Pimps Trash Carts
It's the brainstorm of a street artist, who wanted folks to pay more respect to the pickers who collect recyclable garbage that would otherwise pile up in landfills.
It's Official: 2014 Was The Hottest Year On Record, NOAA Says
The annually-averaged temperature was 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit over the 20th century average, and easily broke the records set in 2005 and 2010.
New EPA Guidelines Limit Methane Release From Drilling
The rules are mostly voluntary, which disappoints environmental groups, but they should ratchet down the amount of leaked methane from new or modified oil and gas operations, which contributes to climate change.
Debate: Should We Genetically Modify Food?
Many crops we eat today are the product of genetic modifications that happen in a lab, not in nature. Scientists and consumers are divided how cautious we need to be about these foods.