by Chelsea Whyte | Jul 13, 2011 | Environment, Science + Technology, Topics
Breathe easy, Maryland. Or easier, at least. That’s the idea behind NASA research planes that will fly over the Baltimore-Washington region and northeast Maryland this summer. The project, known as DISCOVER-AQ, will measure ozone gases, harmful particles and other...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 11, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – If you are thinking of heading to one of central Tennessee’s national parks this summer, you might want to choose a historic battlefield instead of the Great Smoky Mountains. On June 28, the National Parks Conservation Association released its 10-year...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 7, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has reiterated to Congress its support for a law requiring alternative fuel purchased by the military or other federal agencies to be at least as clean as conventional petroleum-based fuels, a senior Defense Department official said Thursday....
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 7, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON, July 7 — A U.S. industry group is touting the benefits of natural gas, including the controversial process known as “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing. The American Petroleum Institute outlined to reporters on Wednesday what it believes...
by Lauren Biron | Jul 6, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON – Farmers would grow more corn on less land in a few decades with the goal of doubling production worldwide if a new coalition of researchers is successful. On Wednesday, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research announced a global...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jul 5, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Flooding and swift river currents have hindered cleanup efforts and attempts to determine the cause of an oil pipeline rupture that caused at least 750 barrels (31,500 gallons/119,240 liters) of oil to spill into the Yellowstone River in Montana,...
