Scientists say mussel infestation may be greater threat to Great Lakes than dreaded Asian carp

Scientists: Mussels may leave carp nothing to eat

Genetically altered salmon is only the beginning; more engineered animals, food are to come

Genetically altered salmon? It doesn’t stop there

Gas drilling industry, environmentalists set for EPA’s upstate NY hearings today, Wednesday

EPA holding upstate NY hearings on gas drilling

Gas drilling industry, environmentalists prepare their cases for EPA’s NY hearing, last of 4

EPA to hold NY hearing, last of 4, on gas drilling

Examination of Nobel-winning climate panel finds it successful but needs better organization

Report: Climate science panel should be better run

Study finds rise in temperatures due to climate change threatens rice production

Study says rising temperatures thwart rice growth

Scientist says carp found near Lake Michigan may have been planted instead of evading barrier

Scientist: Carp may have been planted near lake

Groups announce 18-month study of methods to sever ties between Great Lakes, Mississippi River

Groups study Great Lakes-Mississippi River split

Stanford scientist Stephen Schneider, who advised White Houses on climate change, dead at 65

Climate scientist Stephen Schneider dead at 65

Draft study: Christo’s river project in Colorado could have significant environmental impact

Study: Christo project could impact environment

Researchers: Population of Amazon river dolphins dropping as they’re slaughtered for fish bait

Amazon river dolphins being slaughtered for bait

Dutch agency takes blame for error in UN report, but says climate change is already happening

Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report

Dutch agency admits its mistake in UN report, but says climate change is already happening

Dutch agency admits error in UN climate report

UN climate panel expands experts to 831 scientists amid criticism it was not open to dissent

UN climate panel names new authors after criticism

Abnormal radiation detected near border, but SKorea says NKorea did not conduct nuclear test

Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border

US study: Marine health of Puerto Rico’s Vieques island on par with region

US: Health of Vieques waters on par with region

Study finds 60 million living in the shadow of Himalayan glaciers could suffer food shortages

Study: Shrinking glaciers to spark food shortages

SKorea launches rocket with satellite to study climate change, but loses contact with craft

SKorea loses contact with rocket after liftoff

Reports: South Korea loses communications with rocket

Reports: SKorea loses communications with rocket

Report: South Korea delays satellite launch due to fire safety problems

Report: South Korea delays satellite launch

Australian study finds crocodiles make up for their poor swimming by surfing across the ocean

Australian study finds crocodiles surf the seas

Huge air-land-sea study of California views pollution as air quality-climate change issue

Huge air pollution study under way in California

Feds’ plan to protect endangered wild salmon in Columbia Basin says no major changes needed

Feds: No major changes for Columbia Basin salmon

US science advisory panel urges carbon tax or cap and trade to curb global warming gases

Head of UN panel on climate defends scientists despite errors, but welcomes review of work

UN science chief defends work, welcomes review

Israeli government follows Jesus, tells Sea of Galilee fishermen to ‘cast aside their nets’

Israel to ban fishing in the Sea of Galilee

Ecologist says beavers have created world’s largest dam in northwest Canada

Canada’s eager beavers have built largest dam

Ecologist says beavers have created world’s largest dam in northwestern Canada

Canada’s eager beavers build world’s largest dam

Salazar says scientists have until October to plan further review of Arctic drilling effects

2 more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park; remaining 25 may be lost by end of decade

2 more glaciers gone from Glacier National Park

UK creates world’s largest marine reserve in Indian Ocean, close to key US military base

UK creates world’s largest marine reserve

LONDON — Britain said Thursday it will create the world’s largest marine reserve by banning fishing around the U.K.-owned archipelago in the Indian Ocean — a cluster of 55 islands across about a quarter of a million square miles of ocean.

UK’s 1st official ‘Climategate’ inquiry largely clears scientists, but calls for transparency

UK ‘Climategate’ inquiry largely clears scientists

EPA to study environmental impact of drilling method used to recover natural gas in shale

EPA to study ‘fracking’ gas drilling method

Scientists need to do better job of explaining climate change science, NOAA’s director says

NOAA director urges better explanations of climate

Climate change threatens US migratory bird populations, Interior Department report says

Interior: Climate change threatens migratory birds

UN, climate panel to get outside review from world’s top scientists after spate of errors

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UN weather meeting agrees to make climate data more precise, transparent after controversy

UN weather meeting agrees to refine climate data

UN warns of threats from high-tech waste in developing countries

UN warns about tech waste in developing world

Bill Gordon, designer of famous Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, dies at 92 in New York

Designer of famous Arecibo telescope dies at 92

Bolivia expecting 5,000 foreign activists at its alternative conference on climate change

Bolivia expects 5,000 foreigners at climate forum

Obama administration to set up new agency to study, monitor climate change

New federal climate change agency forming

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday proposed a new agency to study and report on the changing climate.

Watchdog: British university at center of climate change e-mail scandal broke disclosure laws

Watchdog: UK university hid climate data

LONDON — The university at the center of a climate change dispute over stolen e-mails broke freedom of information laws by refusing to handle public requests for climate data, Britain’s data-protection watchdog said Thursday.

Study: Asian ozone pushing up background levels of smog component in western United States

Study links Asia to smog component in Western US

Climate panel: Dire Himalayan glacier warning was not backed up by scientific evidence

UN: Himalayan glaciers warning not backed up

Climate official: Dire Himalayan glacier warning might not be backed up by scientific evidence

UN: Himalayan glaciers might not melt by 2035

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