How To Make Farmers Love Cover Crops? Pay Them
New satellite images reveal that few Midwestern farmers are planting pollution-preventing "cover crops." In Maryland, though, farmers are doing it, thanks to hefty subsidies.
Environment
Study: 'Urgent' Action Against Global Warming Needed To Save Coral Reefs
After another major coral bleaching event, a new study has concluded that securing a future for coral reefs "ultimately requires urgent and rapid action to reduce global warming."
A New Zealand River Now Has The Legal Rights Of A Human
Lawmakers granted the Whanganui River the rights of legal representation on Wednesday. The vote caps over a century of struggle by the local Maori people, who see the waterway as a sacred ancestor.
Trump's Budget Slashes Climate Change Funding
The White House's proposed federal budget cuts everything from research to regulation, and makes clear that the administration doesn't view climate change as a priority.
Study Finds High Temperatures Killing Large Parts Of Great Barrier Reef
A new study looks at coral bleaching in 2015-2016. Mia Hoogenboom was a co-author, who says warming ocean temperatures are killing sections of the Great Barrier Reef faster than researchers expected.
Trump To Reopen Review Of Car Fuel Efficiency Standards
President Trump announced he is reopening review of car fuel efficiency standards at a rally Wednesday in Michigan. But his claims that the standards are hurting the auto industry's bottom line come at a time when carmakers are enjoying record profits.
California Officials Pledge Not To Roll Back Fuel Efficiency Standards
California officials have said they will not back off the fuel efficiency standards established under Obama, despite the Trump administration's plan to revisit those standards.
Emails Reveal Monsanto's Tactics To Defend Glyphosate Against Cancer Fears
Internal emails show Monsanto executives scrambling to counter a U.N. agency's finding that glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup, can cause cancer. One email proposed "ghost-writing" scientific papers.
I Want To Eat Fish Responsibly. But The Seafood Guides Are So Confusing!
All reputable seafood guides are science-based, and yet can offer conflicting advice, because they have different goals. Some support sustainable fishers. Others aim to recover declining populations.
EPA Reopens U.S. Rules Setting Vehicle Efficiency Standards For 2025
U.S. automakers may not have to reach fuel efficiency standards that were set during the Obama administration, which had set a target of 54.5 miles per gallon for the 2025 model year.