Rooftop sensors on U.S. embassies are warning the world about ‘crazy bad’ air pollution
Fine-particle sentinels prod governments to curb emissions
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Logging in Europe’s primeval forest ruled illegal
Court rejects argument that trees had to be cut to protect Białowieża Forest from bark beetles -
Eroding mountains could release, not trap, greenhouse gases
Microbes feast on fossil carbon exhumed by Taiwanese peaks -
European Union debates controversial plans to limit cadmium in fertilizer
Both sides cite scientific studies, but researchers say industry is cherry-picking the data -
In potential blow to conservation efforts, U.S. court rules restoration moves harmed farmers
Missouri River flooding decision could undermine the Endangered Species Act -
Asia’s hunger for sand takes a toll on endangered species
Mining of construction-grade sand linked to species declines -
European agency concludes controversial ‘neonic’ pesticides threaten bees
Report from European Food Safety Authority could strengthen push for wider ban -
Can Iran and Afghanistan cooperate to bring an oasis back from the dead?
Water crisis and rising air pollution in Hamouns region are stoking tensions -
Massive U.S. ecological observatory gets new director
Sharon Collinge to run National Ecological Observatory Network as it moves into operations -
The United States’s Corn Belt is making its own weather
Plentiful crops are changing rainfall and temperature trends -
Paints, pesticides, and other consumer products now add as much to air pollution as cars
Consumer and industrial products expose city dwellers to poor air quality -
Vast bioenergy plantations could stave off climate change—and radically reshape the planet
Climate modelers bet on negative emissions technologies, but are they as risky as the problems they’re designed to fix? -
Millions of Americans drink potentially unsafe tap water. How does your county stack up?
Rural, low-income Americans are most at risk of contaminants -
Polar bears are starving, and this video reveals why
Malnutrition may mean the end of the iconic species -
Dam building binge in Amazon will shred ecosystems, scientists warn
Decline of goliath catfish emblematic of habitat fragmentation -
Here’s a sweet recipe for cheap, green plastic—sugar and corncobs
New method could knock the petroleum out of plastic
