Nomination of climate skeptic to head White House environmental office draws strong reactions
Former Texas regulator expected to bring big changes to Council on Environmental Quality
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The United States’s long history with air pollution reflected in bird plumage
Scientists use a photographic technique to quantify the amount of carbon stuck to the birds’ feathers -
Why does this famous protector of trees now want to cut some down?
Veteran forest ecologist's views have evolved over time -
Endangered U.S. wolf denied new habitat, as critics charge that politics trumped science
States are pleased; some biologists are dismayed -
A far-right party is about to enter the German parliament. What does that mean for science?
Alternative for Germany agrees with Donald Trump on climate change and with Greenpeace on transgenic crops -
Satellites measuring Earth’s melting ice sheets to go dark
Successor gravity-probing mission set for launch by early next year -
Are countries being honest about their carbon emissions? Satellites could tell
Power plants and other point sources couldn’t hide or fudge emissions data, new analysis suggests -
Billionaire’s gift pushes ocean sensors deeper in search of global warming’s hidden heat
Deep Argo network of floats expands with $4 million from Paul Allen -
Trees in the Amazon make their own rain
Scientists uncover why it starts raining in the region several months before it should -
Massive balloons help polar scientists build underground tunnels
Tunnels are stronger and more environmentally friendly than traditional shelters -
Delaware-sized iceberg splits from Antarctica
Calving warns of collapse for Antarctic Peninsula’s largest ice sheet -
The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is one the government isn’t telling you about
Top strategies to combat climate change contain a surprise -
Tesla to build titanic battery facility
World’s most powerful battery installation promises to enhance the reliability of renewable electricity -
Emperor penguins may disappear by the end of this century
New model suggests their numbers could climb until 2050—before falling off a cliff -
Controversial pesticides can decimate honey bees, large study finds
Neonicotinoids harm domesticated and wild bees, but leave healthier honey bee colonies unaffected -
Here’s how much climate change is going to cost your county
Map projects damage of warming to United States by end of century
