Currents

Colleges and universities are looking to raise revenue by allowing oil and gas companies to drill on school property.

One day I realized that nearly every beauty care product I owned was touting the magic properties of a singular ingredient: shea butter.

Environmental groups want to see BP pay more for the devastation wrought by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

All 23.1 million pollution credits were sold last week in California’s first highly successful pollution credit auction.

An app that demonstrates how much water is used to produce common items.The Waterprint app, available on iTunes, educates users about the amount of water used to make products from coffee to jeans. The concept of a “waterprint” is similar to a carbon footprint. It reflects both the direct and indirect water used in production […]

Monsanto and supporters defeat California’s GMO labeling initiative Proposition 37 with a $46 million campaign.

Sandy broke an absurd silence, an absence of the words “global warming” or “climate change,” that had hung over the entire election campaign.

Natural gas from ice-trapped methane is being touted as a new energy source — but there could be serious consequences.

Despite a struggling economy, solar jobs have increased over 13% in the past 12 months.