by Sara Al-Farhan | Jul 21, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — More than 30 states are under heat advisories and warnings this week as triple-digit temperatures stretch across the Midwest, East Coast and parts of the South. Some states reported deaths potentially linked to the heat, while others reported...
by Kaitlin Meehan | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Environment
The Farm Bill is up for renewal in 2012 and faces significant funding cuts. Kaitlin Meehan sat down with Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., to find out how local farmers are likely to be affected.
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
The U.S. government’s Energy Star program – which says it helped save Americans $18 billion on their energy bills last year – has created a new category to guide consumers to the top tier of energy-efficient models for such common appliances as TVs and refrigerators....
by Lauren Biron | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — Wearing fake produce and not much else, the “Lettuce Ladies” of PETA, aided by other PETA staff and interns, were giving away veggie dogs to raise awareness about the group’s environmental and ethical concerns over eating meat. The animal advocates...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Within hours of Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s announcement that he wanted to phase out nuclear energy, a special government task force in the United States charted a path forward for nuclear power in the United States Wednesday. The Japan task...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 14, 2011 | Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission released recommendations this week based on lessons from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, declaring that events like those at Fukushima are unlikely to occur in the United States because...
