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NASA to Measure Greenhouse Gases Over the Mid-Atlantic Region in May

NASA to Measure Greenhouse Gases Over the Mid-Atlantic Region in May

. May 03, 2017

In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region — an area chosen....

Smoking: a Polluting Habit

Smoking: a Polluting Habit

. May 03, 2017

The damage to health caused by smoking is widely known and largely standard fare. In this article are laid out....

What is Battery Recycling?

What is Battery Recycling?

. May 03, 2017

Battery recycling is the reuse and reprocessing practice of batteries aimed at reducing the number of batteries being disposed as....

Is climate change responsible for record-setting extreme weather events?

Is climate change responsible for record-setting extreme weather events?

. April 29, 2017

After an unusually intense heat wave, downpour or drought, climate scientists inevitably receive phone calls and emails asking whether human-caused....

Power plants will have to cut toxic emmisions under new EU rules

Power plants will have to cut toxic emmisions under new EU rules

. April 29, 2017

New rules to limit air pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and mercury could save more than 20,000 lives a year,....

Ocean Warming Risks Collapse of Marine Food Web

Ocean Warming Risks Collapse of Marine Food Web

. April 29, 2017

Researchers have constructed a marine food web to show how climate change could affect our future fish supplies and marine....

Predicting the movement, impacts of microplastic pollution

Predicting the movement, impacts of microplastic pollution

. April 26, 2017

Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm, are of increasing concern.

Biggest U.S. Companies Setting More Renewable-Energy Targets

Biggest U.S. Companies Setting More Renewable-Energy Targets

. April 26, 2017

Almost half of the biggest U.S. companies have established clean-energy targets for themselves, according to a report Tuesday from sustainable....