The spill, which affected 200 miles of the Longjiang River in southern China, was caused by two companies that accidentally released tons of cadmium.
Source: NYT > Environment | By ANDREW JACOBS
At the core of New York City Pigeon Rescue Central are pigeon lovers, animal activists and eccentrics who dedicate themselves to the much-maligned birds’ welfare.
Source: NYT > Environment | By ALEX VADUKUL
A coal-backed group pushes for the cancellation of a lecture by a Pennsylvania climate scientist.
Source: NYT > Environment | By ANDREW C. REVKIN
A search for common ground among people deeply split over greenhouse-driven global warming.
Source: NYT > Environment | By ANDREW C. REVKIN
The well of Spicewood Beach in central Texas is among 13 public water systems throughout the state that are projected to run out of water in 180 days or less.
Source: NYT > Environment | By MANNY FERNANDEZ
Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution.
Source: NYT > Environment | By SHARON LaFRANIERE
The Sierra Club’s president, Michael Brune, has acknowledged in a blog post that beginning five years ago, the club accepted $26 million from people connected with Chesapeake Energy.
Source: NYT > Environment | By FELICITY BARRINGER
Counting Isle Royale moose can be a tedious task that requires great dedication. But each moose has its own life story.
Source: NYT > Environment | By JOHN VUCETICH
In the village of Fessenheim, an aging nuclear plant stirs both protests and support over the use of nuclear power across France.
Source: NYT > Environment | By SCOTT SAYARE
An article raises the issue of whether the Sierra Club’s support of natural gas as a “bridge fuel” was influenced by donations from the gas industry.
Source: NYT > Environment | By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal.
Source: NYT > Environment | By RACHEL NUWER
A vast majority of babies are female, but the disparity fades as a factor by the time green turtles are old enough to breed.
Source: NYT > Environment | By SINDYA N. BHANOO
A new study based on research in western Australia suggests that warming seas can benefit corals — but perhaps only to a point.
Source: NYT > Environment | By JUSTIN GILLIS
For protection, mammals generally rely on teeth, claws, muscles, keen senses or quick wits. Every so often, however, a mammalian lineage discovers the wonders of chemistry.
Source: NYT > Environment | By NATALIE ANGIER
To aid defense contractors, researchers try to map how butterflies carry out an astonishing variety of flight maneuvers.
Source: NYT > Environment | By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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