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,...
by Ramsen Shamon & Mary Cirincione | Jun 30, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — A report released just in time for the Fourth of July weekend found that Maryland beaches rank 16th among 30 states nationwide for higher bacteria levels than the national health standard. Beach-goers may want to consider Delaware beaches, which...
by Matt Mansfield | Jun 29, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Stomach flu, skin rashes, pink eye, dysentery, hepatitis and tar balls – just a few of the fun things you might pick up at the nation’s beaches, which a new report says saw increased closures last year. U.S. beaches combined were closed for nearly...
