Environment
GOP opens offensive against almost all regulations
September 15, 2011Republican lawmakers in Congress have opened an unprecedented offensive against almost every type of government regulation.
Read moreFrench nuclear site rocked by explosion
September 13, 2011On September 12, an explosion at Marcoule, a nuclear facility in southern France, killed one person and injured four.
Read moreAfter record hot summer, get ready for winter
September 13, 2011This summer has been the second hottest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported last week. And there's more.
Read moreEPA to hire the unemployed in Michigan
September 8, 2011The program will specifically target Michigan's youth - who suffer nearly 50 percent unemployment rates in Detroit.
Read moreHundreds arrested in pro-environment civil disobedience
September 7, 2011The demonstration is the longest sustained civil disobedience action since the civil rights movement and the largest since 1977.
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