by Matt Mansfield | May 31, 2011 | Environment
Mr. T in DC/Flickr The cost of acquiring new land must be balanced with operations and maintenance costs of current refuge properties. WASHINGTON— The chairman and several members of a House natural resources subcommittee are questioning the National Wildlife...
by Eric Skalac | May 24, 2011 | Environment, Topics
splorp/Flickr Rare earth elements are used in many tech products that we rely on, including hard drives. WASHINGTON — The U.S. needs rare earth elements for hybrid cars, light bulbs and tomahawk missiles, and with only one domestic production plant for...
by Eric Skalac | May 12, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON–Maryland is ready to drill into 100,000 acres in the western part of the state to collect the natural gas beneath, but concerns of contaminated groundwater resulting from hydraulic fracturing must be settled first. Energy Information Agency/DOE The...
by Eric Skalac | May 4, 2011 | Environment, Topics
Victoria Pickering/FLICKR Washington contributes a large amount of sediment and nutrient pollution to the Potomac River. WASHINGTON— The annual Chesapeake Bay water quality “report card” does not contain good news for the Potomac River. But despite the drop in river...
by Jacob Peklo | Apr 28, 2011 | Environment
The Virgin Islands is considering using alternative energy sources, such as solar power, to better equip itself to cope with rising fossil fuel costs. Energy experts weigh in on the future of solar power Energy experts share what the next steps are for incorporating...
by Eric Skalac | Apr 22, 2011 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Using microbes to turn carbon dioxide into fuel may sound futuristic, but it’s exactly the kind of project – created by a team of South Carolina scientists — that the Department of Energy will continue to support in 2011 despite cutbacks in...
