- Why are we still debating climate change?—"Most Americans can't even name a living scientist. I suspect the closest many Americans get to a living, breathing scientist is the fictional Dr. Sheldon Cooper from CBS's sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory.'"
- Unfrozen Caveman Pundit Debates Climate Change—"If you want to argue about science, it's helps to know how the scientific method itself works."
- Cruz to CNN: Global warming not supported by data
- "It could last decades": 5 shocking facts about California's drought—"Droughts aren’t new to the golden state, but this one is for the ages and it comes with a distinct set of troubles." Salon
- California farmers brace for little or no water amid extreme drought
- California drought: Why farmers are 'exporting water' to China
- State water board considers 50-gallon daily limit—"Ration would apply to communities at risk for drought."
- California fights drought with big data, cloud computing
- Don't Drink the Water in West Virginia
- Halliburton dodges charges again—"Halliburton Energy Services Inc. will not be charged criminally for transporting large quantities of hazardous waste for 12 years and storing it at an Indiana County site in violation of state environmental laws, the state Attorney General's Office said on Thursday."
- U.S. Magnesium dumped acid on Utah public lands
- The CEO of Exxon Stands Up for Homeowners Against Frackers (When He's the Homeowner)
- How 5 billion gallons of pig manure per year are poisoning Iowa's drinking water Salon
- Federal study says oil sands toxins are leaching into groundwater, Athabasca River
- China to spend $330 billion to fight water pollution
- China Like Cancer-Risking Smoker as Smog 8-Fold WHO Danger Mark
- China's toxic air pollution resembles nuclear winter, say scientists—"Air pollution now impeding photosynthesis and potentially wreaking havoc on country's food supply, experts warn."
- Smog chokes China as public, experts demand change
- Chinese man first to sue government over smog
- Smog is the best defense against laser weapons from the US, Chinese theorist says—Spin city.
- Did EPA overstep in tackling global warming? Supreme Court sharply split.
- Idaho Bill Would Get Rid Of All EPA Regulations In The State
- Colorado adopts tougher air rules for oil, gas industry
- John Kerry calls for expansion of world's marine reserves—"Secretary of state’s second environmental initiative this month signals bolder US approach to international protection."
- Google makes huge investment in clean energy
- Investigation reveals horrific treatment at KY hog farm
- Is That Sausage Worth This?—"Most sows live, give birth and then die in cages hardly bigger than their bodies. Now, that’s changing." NYT
- Idaho's 'Ag-Gag' Bill: Shameful Attempt to Hide Animal Cruelty on Factory Farms
- Slaughterhouse accused of selling meat from cows with cancer
- Food Scam: Tons of Fake Food, Drinks Seized in Interpol Bust
- Mafia and Other Criminal Gangs Selling 'Fake Food' Across Europe
- Fake food: Criminal gangs move from drugs to a new 'underground economy'
- Seamless Reportedly Home to a Bunch of Sketchy Fake Restaurants
- Fake Italian olive oil; chicken liver contamination: food safety roundup
- Fake Labels Reveal The Chemicals In Natural Foods
- Jackie Chan interview: 'They served me shark fin soup and I said no way'—"He has karate-chopped some of cinema's most fiendish adversaries in his 40-year film career. And now Jackie Chan is taking on his toughest challenge yet: changing the mindset of a billion Chinese citizens."
- Jellyfish are taking over the seas, and it might be too late to stop them
- USDA spending $3M to feed honeybees in Midwest
- Rival rallies confront each other in Crimea
- In Ukraine turbulence, a lad from Lviv becomes the toast of Kiev—"When the history of the bloody turbulence in Ukraine is written, a 26-year-old who learned combat skills in the army cadets may be recorded as the man who made up Viktor Yanukovich's mind to cut and run."
- Ukraine minister disbands Berkut riot police blamed for violence—See their act of contrition.
- Bush cyberczar: NSA created 'the potential for a police state'
- Op-Ed: NSA has a special fusion center in Mexican U.S. embassy
- NSA-dodging undersea cable to connect Brazil and EU
- Telegram Saw 8M Downloads After WhatsApp Got Acquired
- Bye Bye, WhatsApp: Germans Switch To Threema For Privacy Reasons
- Why Skype isn't safe for journalists