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March 28, 2013 4:45 PM
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Mixed Reactions to White House Science Advisers' Suggestions for Obama's Climate Agenda
PCAST report on second term climate policy options doesn't go far enough, critics argue
March 21, 2013 2:15 PM
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German Researchers Withdraw From Canadian Oil Sands Project
Questions from politicians prompt "reorientation" of a Helmholtz institute effort
January 10, 2013 3:00 PM
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Wedge Issue: Climate Researchers Debate an Iconic Climate Study
A 2004 "wedges" study suggested seven massive efforts to scale up existing technology could stabilize emissions, but new paper argues we'll need much more
January 3, 2013 3:10 PM
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Second Oil Spill Settlement Adds to Gulf Coast Science and Restoration Funding
Transocean agrees to pay $1.4 billion for 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill
December 27, 2012 3:55 PM
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Jackson Resigns as U.S. EPA Chief
Chemical engineer led efforts to regulate greenhouse gases
December 5, 2012 9:19 PM
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Report Card for the Arctic Highlights Rapid, Record-Setting Changes
Annual NOAA survey suggests "Arctic amplification" has begun
November 20, 2012 4:49 PM
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University Shutters Energy Institute in Wake of Fracking Controversy
University at Buffalo group had drawn criticism for report on regulation of gas drilling in Pennsylvania
November 19, 2012 10:44 AM
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World Bank (Again) Warns of Developmental Setbacks From Climate Change
New report details the likely impact on developing countries and the world's poor
November 16, 2012 3:24 PM
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Research, Ecological Restoration Get Unprecedented Windfall From BP Oil Spill Criminal Settlement
U.S. National Academy of Sciences, environmental foundation get slices of $4 billion payout
November 8, 2012 12:02 PM
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India's Centre for Glaciology in Deep Freeze, Scientists Say
Once urgent project moves like a glacier
November 1, 2012 5:43 PM
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Climate Makes a Late Appearance in Presidential Race As Bloomberg Endorses Obama
Superstorm Sandy helped prompt high-profile move, says New York mayor
October 26, 2012 3:12 PM
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Climate Scientist Mann Faces Obstacles to Winning Libel Lawsuit, Legal Experts Say
Researcher has sued conservative writers
October 23, 2012 12:41 PM
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Legal? Perhaps. But Controversial Fertilization Experiment May Produce Little Science
Iron dumping off Canada has spurred controversy
October 19, 2012 12:15 PM
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NOAA Rule Would Restrict Access to Fisheries Data
Controversial proposal intends to protect confidential business information, but opponents say it will hinder transparency and science
October 6, 2012 8:16 PM
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At MIT, Romney and Obama Campaigns Debate Energy Policy
No agreement on climate change, but bipartisan support for ARPA-E
October 4, 2012 4:00 PM
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Despite Tumult, NOAA's Lubchenco Would Like 4 More Years
She also hopes to have a new chief scientist in place soon
September 18, 2012 5:50 PM
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In Climate Court Battle, Mann Wins Again
Virginia judge throws out effort to see researcher's e-mail
September 18, 2012 1:52 PM
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Key Figure in Environmental Policy Dies
Russell Train, 92, helped implement major U.S. laws and expanded the World Wildlife Fund
August 17, 2012 3:38 PM
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U.S. Watchdog Agency Backs Basis for Tightening Rules on Coal Dust Exposure
Government Accountability Office says researchers used sound scientific methods
August 16, 2012 3:15 PM
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Sunken Cruise Liner's Research Project Gets a New Berth
A floating air pollution station foundered along with the Costa Concordia in January
August 15, 2012 1:10 PM
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The Health of the Oceans in a Single Number
An ambitious attempt to summarize the oceans' condition and ability to provide benefits to people
August 1, 2012 5:40 PM
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Déjà Vu at Senate Climate Hearing
Democrats and Republicans reprise debate over global warming
July 18, 2012 6:15 PM
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Extreme Weather Affecting Public Views on Climate in U.S.
Belief that climate change is happening climbing again
July 6, 2012 4:52 PM
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NSF Finds an Icebreaker to Reach McMurdo
A deal to lease a Russian ship is good news for researchers heading to Antarctica this winter
July 3, 2012 5:02 PM
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Update: Revised North Carolina Sea Level Rise Bill Goes to Governor
New version calls for more study
June 26, 2012 5:42 PM
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Climate Science Gets a Hug in U.S. Court Decision
Federal appeals court upholds EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gases
June 6, 2012 5:34 PM
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U.S. Agencies Unveil Competition to Develop Personal Pollution Sensor
Officials hope prize will spur innovation
June 4, 2012 1:39 PM
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BP Wins Right to Scientists' Oil Spill E-mails
Researchers hand over 3000 internal documents
May 21, 2012 12:41 PM
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Intruder Arrested at GM Field Trial
Researchers say attack caused property damage, but did not affect the experiment
May 16, 2012 4:15 PM
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British Team Cancels Geoengineering Experiment
Patent poses appearance of conflict of interest
March 27, 2012 5:45 PM
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Imposing a Cap With Holes
U.S. EPA sets limits on carbon emissions for power plants not yet built
March 8, 2012 5:23 PM
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U.S. Senate Backs Billions for Gulf Restoration
Ecological and economic restoration efforts along the Gulf of Mexico could be getting a major injection of cash. The U.S. Senate today voted 76-22 to approve the RESTORE Act,...
March 2, 2012 5:28 PM
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Daylight at Last for Study of Diesel Lung Cancer Risks
After 20 years of research and almost as many years fighting industry groups in court for control of their data, government scientists can finally publish two papers showing that...
March 2, 2012 3:37 PM
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Top Virginia Court Rebuffs Effort to Investigate Climate Scientist Michael Mann
The Virginia Supreme Court has tossed out an effort by the state's attorney general, Kenneth Cuccinelli II, to compel the University of Virginia to turn over detailed records related...
February 17, 2012 2:46 PM
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Journals Warned to Keep a Tight Lid on Diesel Exposure Data
A protracted legal battle over an $11.5-million health study into whether diesel exhaust damages the lungs of miners has suddenly widened to take on scientific peer review. Editors with...
February 2, 2012 5:08 PM
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Aviation Bill Gives Flight to Research, Too
After years of controversy and more than 20 extensions of the current law, Congress is poised to pass a 4-year reauthorization of programs at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)....
January 25, 2012 12:42 PM
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White House Gives Up on NOAA Science Chief Nomination
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has claimed another casualty. The White House yesterday formally withdrew its nomination of geochemist Scott Doney to be chief scientist of the National Oceanic...
January 17, 2012 11:42 AM
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Education Advocates Enter the Climate Tempest
Is climate change education the new evolution, threatened in U.S. school districts and state education standards by well-organized interest groups? A growing number of education advocates believe so, and...
January 13, 2012 5:42 PM
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Rough Sailing for Plan to Move NOAA?
The Obama Administration's proposal to move the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the Commerce Department to the Interior Department is drawing mixed reactions from former senior staff,...
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