Eco-Briefs

ARCTIC WARMING BLAMED FOR DANGEROUS HEAT WAVES...

As the world’s glaciers melt, the runoff contributes as much to sea rise as melting ice sheets, according to a study led by Clark University in Worcester, Mass., and the University of Colorado Boulder...

BOULDER COUNTY AWARDS FUNDING FOR ZERO WASTE PROGRAMS...

COLORADO RANKS EIGHTH NATIONWIDE FOR SOLAR CAPACITY...

Famed actors try to shed light on plight of Colorado River...

A field study conducted by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) shows that dust and microorganisms help spur precipitation, which California counts on for its water supply. The ...

FUEL EFFICIENCY IN VEHICLES CONTINUING SLOW INCREASE...

Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...

A network of sensors used to track nuclear weapons since the Cold War could be used for environmental monitoring instead, according to a study published in Science last week...

EARTHQUAKES ON THE RISE...

Gasland’s Josh Fox requests meeting with Obama administration...

THE RIGHT TO BE A RIVER...