Climate & Pollution
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Current
Breathing easy
In West Oakland, Calif., the Breathmobile fights inner city asthma.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 08, 2010 -
Multimedia
A mobile health solution
A day with the asthma-fighting crusaders of West Oakland, Calif.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn, Oct 08, 2010 -
Sidebar
Computer model slices and dices mountain climates
In Oregon's H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, scientists study climate patterns.
by J. Madeleine Nash, Oct 04, 2010 -
Feature
Dancing with Climate Change
In California's White Mountains, scientists ponder the fate of beardtongues, bristlecone pines and butterflies in a rapidly warming world.
by J. Madeleine Nash, Oct 04, 2010 -
Letters
Asbestos all around us
by Patricia J. MacMillan, Aug 01, 2010 -
Current
The oil spill's upshot
The tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could help the environmental movement, if greens act wisely.
by Ray Ring , Jun 18, 2010 -
Current
Power struggle
The economic numbers behind coal and wind energy -- and energy efficiency -- are compared in Montana.
by Joan Melcher, May 23, 2010 -
Current
Sinclair flare up
The Sinclair, Wyo., oil refinery has long been one of the state's most notorious polluters, but until recently, no one seemed to care.
by Cally Carswell, Apr 23, 2010 -
Current
Our dirty past, our dirty present
Soon after the EPA was founded 40 years ago, it began photographing American environmental problems for its Documerica Project.
by Staff, Apr 12, 2010 -
Writers on the Range
When a scientist becomes an activist
In his first book, Storms of My Grandchildren, NASA climate scientist James Hansen explains the truth of climate change and reveals why he has risked his career to bring the issue to light.
by Auden Schendler , Mar 11, 2010 -
Focus
The smoke police
Simon Winer patrols the San Francisco Bay Area, sniffing out violators when poor air quality requires a ban on wood-smoke fires.
by Nick Neely, Mar 03, 2010 -
Writers on the Range
A nature lover's bucket list
Time is running out to see the natural wonders that are endangered by rampant global warming.
by Tim Lydon, Feb 15, 2010 -
Feature
'The environment ... is where we live'
A group of determined activists in Mountain View, N.M., fights for environmental justice in a poor and polluted neighborhood.
by Arla Shephard and Ray Ring, Jan 31, 2010 -
Current
Mountains of mercury
The EPA has failed to regulate the mercury discharged from cement plants like the one in Durkee, Ore.
by Jeremy Miller, Jan 19, 2010 -
Perspective
The big bonfire
The economy is stuck in a ditch, but on climate change the U.S. is finally moving in the right direction.
by Randy Udall, Dec 30, 2009






