by Anna Bisaro | May 1, 2014 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Arctic Ocean is warming at an alarming rate, and the ability to navigate through the region with more ease is putting a greater demand on the U.S. Coast Guard to deal with threats to security. “With increased activities in the Arctic come increased...
by Anna Bisaro | Apr 29, 2014 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON – Deep beneath the ocean floor off the New Jersey coast lie secrets that could help scientists predict how global warming could impact one of the most popular shorelines in the country. Gregory Mountain, with a name that befits his expertise, teaches earth...
by Sean Kennedy | Apr 23, 2014 | Environment
Southwest of Chicago, 100 million gallons of sewage churn in the open air. Soupy and turbid, the brown muck comes through the Stickney filtration plant, the largest wastewater-treatment facility in the world, at a million gallons a minute. Few Chicagoans think about...
by Anna Bisaro | Apr 22, 2014 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Cowboy and Indian Alliance kicked off a five-day protest Tuesday in front of the Capitol, demonstrating against the proposed expansion of the Keystone XL Pipeline. If President Barack Obama approves the plan, the pipeline will run through both...
by Anna Bisaro | Apr 17, 2014 | Environment, Topics
The National Mall is the most visited of all of the nation’s parks, but a lack of sufficient upkeep has left America’s front lawn looking like a dust bowl.The Trust for the National Mall is working in partnership with the National Park Service to put...
by Anna Bisaro | Apr 17, 2014 | Environment, Topics
The red areas of the map show where natural gas deposits are in the nation. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey) WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are pushing to give states more authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing, as debate continues over whether the natural gas...
