Runoff into streams from mountaintop removal mining sites may contain selenium, leading to reproductive and health problems.© ilovemountains.org Environmentalists have long considered mountaintop removal mining (MRM) to be one of the most environmentally degrading activities performed in the U.S. The coal industry, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency, […]
E visits the Edible Garden exhibit at The New York Botanical Garden.
On the first day there were jellyfish at the tiny beach in Cala San Vicente. Not many, but enough of them that one had to progress gingerly and scan the water ahead.
Manmade chemicals filtering into the natural world are not just a threat to our clean air and drinking water, they are also leading to cancer in wild animals.
Geothermal energy usually gets relegated to the backburner in a myriad of alternative energy choices.
Kids today. Not only are they mastering technology ahead of many adults, they’re also making greater strides towards sustainability.
It’s the catch-22 of sustainable trade-offs: The chemicals used to replace ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) contribute to global warming.
The LEED for Schools rating system, The Green Flag Schools Program and the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools Program all share a common goal: to create healthy, ecologically friendly learning environments for students and teachers.
America has a huge reservoir of untapped engineering talent in its young women–women who are not going into engineering because of roadblocks like lack of encouragement, cultural norms, peer pressure and most importantly, failure to understand how engineers can contribute to the world around them.
Several environmental nonprofit organizations are crying foul after the July 17 International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in London.
