By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A new law proposed by the European Commission is being criticized as a massive government overreach that will ultimately damage the farming industry, and lead to the outlaw of certain types of seeds. Published May 8, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Just in time for the cooler spring that has swept the nation — complete with unseasonal snow in the Rockies region — scientists with the University of Manchester said pollution actually brings on climate cooling, not warming. Published May 6, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
General Motors called for the White House to ratchet up regulations to rein in climate change, saying new global laws would be good for all business. Published May 2, 2013 Comments
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times
While the North Korean issue has dominated headlines around Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s visit with Chinese leaders Saturday, the two nations quietly joined in a forward-leaning “joint statement” calling for more action by global leaders to get tough in response to “climate change.” Published April 13, 2013 Comments
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Tuesday that it released the personal information of thousands of farmers and ranchers to environmental activists. Published April 10, 2013 Comments
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times
President Obama is doing stomach stimulus this week as he eats his way across the Midwest, but exactly a year ago he had more riding on the presidential palate as he ate his way across the Gulf of Mexico coast, trying to revive the region's tourism and seafood industries one shrimp po' boy at a time. Published August 17, 2011
By Ben McConville and Meera Selva - Associated Press
Royal Dutch Shell estimated Monday that 54,600 gallons of oil have spilled into the North Sea from an oil rig off Scotland's eastern coast. Published August 15, 2011
By Dina Cappiello and Tom Krisher - Associated Press
President Obama and automakers ushered in the largest cut in fuel consumption since the 1970s on Friday with a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes. Published July 29, 2011
By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times
House Republicans are attempting to slash funding for climate-change programs and reduce the power of regulatory agencies in a spending bill for next year that Democrats call an assault on the environment. Published July 25, 2011
By Matthew Brown - Associated Press
The initial cleanup along the oil-fouled Yellowstone River could be tested Tuesday as rising waters make it harder for Exxon Mobil Corp. to get to areas damaged by the crude spilled from a company pipeline. Published July 5, 2011
By Susan Montoya Brown - Associated Press
A fast-moving wildfire forced officials at the nuclear laboratory in Los Alamos to close the site Monday as more than 100 residents evacuated their homes. Published June 27, 2011
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
When Mike and Chantell Sackett bought a half-acre lot in the Priest Lake area of Idahos Panhandle, their plan was to build a home in which they could raise a family. Published June 26, 2011
By Jeff Donn - Associated Press
Three U.S. senators, alarmed by findings of an Associated Press investigation about aging-related problems at the nation's nuclear power plants, are asking for a congressional investigation of safety standards and federal oversight at the facilities. Published June 23, 2011
By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times
House Republicans charged Wednesday that the Obama administration is aiming to establish a "propaganda office" for Democratic initiatives on global warming through a proposal to consolidate operations in a new "climate service" office within the Commerce Department Published June 22, 2011
By Dina Cappiello - Associated Press
Former Vice President Al Gore is doing what few environmentalists and fellow Democrats have done before, criticizing President Obama's record on global warming. Published June 22, 2011
By Harry R. Weber - Associated Press
The owner of the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year largely blames oil giant BP for the disaster in an internal investigation report released Wednesday that bolsters the Swiss firm's arguments in the face of lawsuits and expected government fines. Published June 22, 2011
By Brian Skoloff - Associated Press
New Mexico officials are warning residents of potentially hazardous air quality over the weekend from throat-burning smoke spewing from a gigantic wildfire in eastern Arizona that has been blazing for several weeks. Published June 12, 2011
By Brett Zongker - Associated Press
The official start of summer is still two weeks away, but much of the nation is sweating through near-record temperatures, with heat advisories and warnings issued across the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest on Wednesday. Published June 8, 2011
By Associated Press
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland has opened the world's most comprehensive collection of items from The Beatles as part of the first redesign in the facility's 15-year history. Published June 8, 2011
By Associated Press
New Jersey will withdraw from a 10-state regional greenhouse gas reduction program by the end of the year, Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday, saying it hasn't worked to combat climate change. Published May 26, 2011
