by Yue Wang | Jul 9, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Bats that sleep together may be more likely to die together, and at least one species has started to wise up, according to new research. A study released this week on the so-called white nose syndrome, a mysterious disease wiping out bat...
by Yue Wang | Jun 28, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has announced plans to to expand drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico, even as lingering effects of the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill are still felt along parts of the Texas coastline. Interior Secretary...
by Meghan Schiller | Jun 27, 2012 | Environment
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by Yue Wang | Jun 26, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The administration is in the final process of reviewing Royal Dutch Shell’s application to launch exploratory drilling in the Arctic and the permit is likely to be issued soon, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on a conference call Tuesday. Salazar said...
by Yue Wang | Jun 25, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Hydraulic fracturing to access natural gas should be slowed and eventually stopped, two Cornell University professors who have studied the technology said Monday during briefings for U.S. lawmakers. Professors Anthony Ingraffea and Susan...
by Empriss Campbell & Nikki McGee | Jun 7, 2012 | Environment
Source: United Nations (future projections rely on the U.N.’s median variant)