Environment
As flood waters recede, deeper questions emerge
April 2, 2010PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As Rhode Islanders recover from the state's worst flooding in 200 years, questions are being raised about why the damage was so great.
Read moreObama threads political needle on oil drilling
April 2, 2010The president responds to "Drill, baby, drill" with his own drilling plan.
Read moreObama’s nuclear power plan assailed as costly and misguided
February 22, 2010President Obama's announcement of $8 billion in loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors has drawn virtually unanimous opposition from environmental groups.
Read moreWhite House launches new agency to advance climate change action
February 18, 2010The Obama administration is establishing a new federal Climate Service to suppport national, state and local action on climate change, officials announced last week.
Read moreA blizzard of nonsense
February 12, 2010Despite right-wingers' igloo jokes, more snow is actually more proof of global warming.
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