Environment

EPA Chief Pruitt Faces Mounting Scrutiny For Ethics Violations

5:02pm April 03, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off accusations that he misused taxpayer funds and maintained improper ties to companies regulated by the EPA.

Gas is pumped into vehicles at a BP gas station in Hoboken, N.J. in 2016.The Obama administration moved to nearly double fuel-economy standards by 2025, but the EPA now is moving to weaken them.

EPA Moves To Weaken Landmark Fuel Efficiency Rules

5:44pm April 02, 2018

by Nathan Rott

The EPA is rejecting landmark fuel efficiency rules for automobiles, a key part of President Obama's efforts to address climate change. The move could lead to another legal battle with California.

Environment

How Coyotes Got To the Carolinas, And How To Coexist With Them

5:30am April 02, 2018

by Sean Bueter

The story of the coyote is one of adaptability and survivability. And these days, you can find them in every county in North Carolina.

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A Tesla Model S electric vehicle is charged at a car dealership in Shanghai, China, in March 2015.

U.S. Utilities Look To Electric Cars As Their Savior Amid Decline In Demand

4:26pm March 29, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

After years of rising demand, utility companies are staring down a projected decline in the demand for electricity. They say the budding electric car industry could save them.

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Is It Time To Tap The Brakes On Self-Driving Cars?

11:19am March 29, 2018

A fatal accident involving an autonomous vehicle has raised new concerns about their safety and could put a stop to a rapidly developing field of the tech industry.

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Pollinator: Judgment Day

4:38pm March 27, 2018

A taste of honey. A mouthful of fraud.

An oil field near Lovington, N.M. A new study finds that in the last decade energy analysts have grown worse at predicting future energy production, demand and prices.

Energy Supplies And Prices Have Grown More Unpredictable

5:00am March 27, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

Energy analysts are getting worse at predicting how much oil and gas will come out of the ground in the future, a new study finds.

Orange snow in the mountains at the Rosa Khutor ski resort outside Sochi, Russia, on Friday.

Clockwork Orange? Why Russian Ski Slopes Are Being Blanketed In The Strange Color

4:25pm March 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The skies over Crete were an eerie orange, too. Why the tangerine tint? Powerful storms in North Africa blew sands from the Sahara across the Mediterranean.

North Atlantic right whales are at risk of extinction because they often become ensnared in ropes used to guide lobster traps along the Northeastern U.S. and Canadian coastline.

To Save Whales, Maine's Iconic Lobster Industry May Have To Change

9:46am March 24, 2018

by Fred Bever

Scientists says to help whales, the ropes used to tend lobster traps must be changed or eliminated. Mainers who catch lobster for a living feel they're being singled out for an international problem.

Trash and assorted garbage collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which has up to 16 times more plastic in it than previously thought.

The Trash Patch In The Pacific Is Many Times Bigger Than We Thought

5:41pm March 22, 2018

In total, scientists say there are about 79,000 tons of plastic in this area, which is more than double the size of Texas.