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Runoff in a cropfield
Nitrous Oxide, a Greenhouse Gas, Three Times Higher in Rivers than IPCC Estimates
A new report points to growing concern over nitrous oxide, a lesser-known but potent greenhouse gas
Say the words “greenhouse gas” and most people think of carbon dioxide, but a new study released...
By Lisa Song
Jan 10, 2011 | Read More
May Boeve of 350.org
New Young Leaders of Green Movement Look to Strengthen Grassroots (Part II)
For the first time in decades, the leaders of some major environmental groups are under 40
(This is the second of two parts. Click here for Part 1) Fortunately for them, the young leaders...
by Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal
Jan 10, 2011 | Read More
Rebecca Tarbotton, the new executive director of Rainforest Action Network
New Young Leaders of Green Movement Look to Strengthen Grassroots (Part I)
For the first time in decades, the leaders of some major environmental groups are under 40
The global headquarters of the international climate justice campaign 350.org is located on the...
by Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal
Jan 9, 2011 | Read More
High Court Ruling Could Sideline Judiciary Branch from Key Role in Climate Change Debate
The regulation of greenhouse gases needs to have as many institutions addressing it as possible, experts say
WASHINGTON—Ask environmental advocates for their reaction to the Supreme Court decision to hear...
By Elizabeth McGowan
Jan 6, 2011 | Read More
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Courts Wrestle with Texas Revolt Against EPA’s New Greenhouse Gas Rules
Every other state has complied with the tailoring rule that kicked in Jan. 2, even if officials have filed lawsuits challenging the EPA
WASHINGTON—It took a somewhat fancy legal two-step, but Texas has managed to become the sole state...
By Elizabeth McGowan
Jan 4, 2011 | Read More
EPA and Congress Headed for Showdowns over Carbon Regulations in 2011
How acrimonious will the relationship between the 112th Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency become?
WASHINGTON—Rep. Fred Upton recently suggested that EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson would soon be...
By Elizabeth McGowan
Dec 29, 2010 | Read More
Out of Cancun Climate Talks, A Breakthrough for Preserving Wetlands Globally
Peat soils are carbon sinks, absorbing about twice the carbon as all the planet's forests
Climate negotiators at UN talks agreed to consider letting rich countries cut their climate-...
By Stacy Feldman
Dec 21, 2010 | Read More
California Approves Cap and Trade, But Toughest Decisions Lie Ahead
What was left to do later is almost as revealing – and important – as what was done.
California’s environmental bureaucracy took a series of huge, grinding steps forward last week,...
By Robert Collier
Dec 21, 2010 | Read More
Federal Cap on Water Pollution Is Chesapeake Bay's Road to Remedy
Nutrient trading in some states is similar to the carbon cap and trade Congress failed to pass to address global warming pollution
When Dawn Stoltzfus looks at the Chesapeake Bay, she sees a body of water on life support. "It's...
By Lisa Song
Dec 20, 2010 | Read More
Mexico Hailed for Making Climate Talks a Global Triumph
Mexico's decision to put its foreign ministry in charge of the grueling talks was crucial to its success. Can South Africa pick up where Mexico left off?
Even advocates of the climate deal brokered in Cancun among 193 nations admit that it is a modest...
By Stacy Feldman
Dec 20, 2010 | Read More