The EPA has a treasure trove of data that it usually keeps in the bowels of an inscrutable government website. But after an app design contest, it's available in a variety of useful forms, right on your phone.READ»
Just as you've eliminated the last little bit of BPA in your life, now it's time to start getting worried about glymes, the industrial solvent that's already in your water and soon to be heavily regulated by the EPA.READ»
The EPA calculates the value of the medical procedures and loss of life that can come from breathing pollution. The conclusion: clean air is an incredible investment in the economy.READ»
Provided with real information, will car buyers start making more informed decisions? If they care about the money in their pockets, the answer should be yes. READ»
While the political debate carries on, a new report argues that 1.46 million jobs will be created by making way for modern, healthier practices in the power sector.READ»
Advanced refrigeration recycling technology can preserve space in already crowded landfills, as well as reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from the insulating foam.READ»
Pack your party hat and your sustainably made kazoo if you're headed to Phoenix for this year's annual event. Two new decisions by the Environmental Protection Agency should make this a banner year for biodiesel. In October, the EPA ...READ»
In recent times, maybe no other mass extinction has caught mainstream attention quite like the plight of the honeybees. And all that activism seemed to culminate in a great sigh of relief, when, in 2010, the New York Times declared ...READ»
Congress may have failed to pass a comprehensive climate bill, but that isn't stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from making some aggressive rules of its own. The EPA announced this week that it will propose a set of new ...READ»
Beekeepers across the U.S. are reporting record low honey crops. One third of American agriculture is at stake. The problem may be a Bayer-branded pesticide used on corn. But the EPA knew that clothianidin could be toxic to bees when the product came on the market in 2003. So why is it still on the market?READ»
A number of theories have emerged as to why the North American honey bee population has plunged. Now a leaked EPA document reveals that the agency allowed the widespread use of a corn pesticide, despite warnings from EPA scientists that it was toxic to bees.READ»
Economy Map might be one of the most ambitious infographics experiments we've ever seen: Drawing on a 2009 EPA report, it attempts to show how every single sector of the economy impacts the environment. What's more, it shows how all ...READ»
Boston's hostile-to-humans City Hall Plaza may soon get a tree -- and perhaps, even more than that.
The EPA, in a gesture that will forever endear them to Bay Staters, has selected the frigid and loathsome brick-scape around City ...READ»
For the past six months, a group of 12 buildings have been competing in an effort to shave off energy use as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's nationwide challenge. Here's how UNC won it.READ»
A defaced sign at the site of a May 28th protest in New York City
We were relieved last week when U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into BP's involvement in ...READ»
Asthmatics, rejoice: You'll soon be able to breathe easy. The Environmental Protection Agency updated its sulfur dioxide emissions standards this week for the first time in almost 40 years--a move that could prevent 54,000 asthma ...READ»
It could turn out to be the first step in a sea change about how the federal government approaches urbanism, which in turn could lead to the end of sprawl. Or, to paraphrase Nixon, we are all New Urbanists now.READ»
