Brad Plumer
Former Senior Editor
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It would be great if the honeybee mystery was solved once and for all. But the latest much-hyped study on pesticides and bees doesn’t seem to add up.
In many areas, it may make more sense for residents and communities to flee inland rather than build seawalls.
The big story is GM, which has already recalled more cars this year than it sold all last year
The federal budget for fighting wildfires will be about $400 million short this year — the 7th time that’s happened in 12 years.
Drought now covers half the mainland US and every single part of California.
Fewer honeybees died this past winter. Does that mean the colony collapse crisis is coming to an end?
The “Solar Roadways” proposal is either a brilliant solution to America’s energy woes — or totally insane.
Coastal cities are already spending billions on seawalls to protect from storms and floods. They might want to spend some of that money restoring their coral reefs.
A big section of West Antarctica’s massive ice sheet is melting, and it’s unlikely anything can stop its eventual demise. That will mean higher sea levels ahead.
Congress is mulling over a small energy-efficiency bill this week. But what if they went bigger?