ENVIRONMENT INSIGHT

Alberta’s tar sands (also known as oil sands) are the world’s third-largest reserves of recoverable crude oil.60 Though it is expensive to...

Enbridge’s Line 3 so-called “replacement” project is a proposal for a new pipeline that would cover more than 1,000 miles from Hardisty, A...

Alaska Native rights and Indigenous sovereignty cannot be separated from the problem of extreme oil and gas production in Alaska. Politi...

The global coal mining sector is under pressure like never before. An increasing number of analysts and industry watchers (including at Go...

The torrential downpours and violent winds of Hurricane Harvey struck Houston, Texas in August and September 2017. Harvey killed at least ...

            Achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement will require action across all sectors of the economy, and the finance se...

2017 may go down in history as the year when it frst became clear that the fossil fuel era was fnally starting to sputter to an end...

Why do certain substances taste sweet, sour, bitter, or salty? Of course, it has to do with the taste buds on our tongues. But how do t...

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are ideal compounds for refrigerators and air conditioners because they are nontoxic and noncorrosive. However...

Recognition of laboratory safety and health problems has crystallized since the passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970...