Twice as many plants have gone extinct than birds, mammals, and amphibians combined
In the past 250 years, nearly 600 species of plant have vanished from the wild
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Health experts wary of EPA rush to revise carcinogen testing
Agency seeking to quickly revise rules for key risk studies -
Costly cancer lawsuits may spur search to replace world's most common weed killer
Already hindered by the evolution of resistant weeds, glyphosate’s future is further clouded by new legal defeats -
Rogue ozone-destroying emissions traced to northeastern China
New study suggests banned chlorofluorocarbons are still being produced and used in two northern provinces -
U.S. lawmakers move to protect historic Chaco Canyon from mining and drilling
House panel wants to bar development within 15 kilometers of ancient cultural center -
Citizen sleuths exposed pollution from a century-old Michigan factory, with nationwide implications
Discoveries have helped fuel national debate over nonstick chemical contamination -
Landmark analysis documents the alarming global decline of nature
Massive scientific review calls for “transformative change” to protect species and ecosystems -
Plan to drill in Alaskan wildlife refuge downplays climate impact, U.S. agency argues
Bureau of Land Management analysis flawed, wildlife officials say -
Into the overworld: modified spy plane to see whether towering storms pose new threat to ozone layer
New NASA mission will probe the stratosphere over central United States -
Sticky proteins could protect crops more safely than chemical pesticides
Designer peptides kill soybean rust, a major threat that requires heavy fungicide use -
Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of plastic could change that
The material can easily be separated from additives to produce pristine recycled plastic -
Drought is not just about water. It affects air pollution, too
Study reveals how stressed plants can complicate efforts to reduce ozone -
Do chemicals that disperse oil spills make the problem worse? Probably not, new study finds
U.S. National Academy of Sciences weighs in on dispersants -
Radioactive waste standoff could slash high tech’s supply of rare earth elements
Shuttering Malaysian plant could strengthen Chinese dominance in vital market -
EPA panel seeks to bring back fired scientists for clean-air review
Critics say the panel lacks necessary expertise -
New fuel cell could help fix the renewable energy storage problem
Single device can convert electricity to fuel—and fuel back into electricity
