Eco-Briefs
Eco-briefs | Colorado third among top LEED states
The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the top 10 states for new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications in 2012, and Colorado landed third on the per-capita list...
Genetic change in hatchery fish; new Xenoturbella
Fish hatcheries cause massive genetic changes after a single generation
A study by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife has...
Bomb-sniffing spinach; Religious leaders and the environment
Tapping into chemical pathways
According to a study in the journal Nature Materials, scientists have nanoengineered a spinach plant that is able to detect the...
Reacting to climate change; Banning fracking in Latin America
How species could react to a changing climate
New research from scientists at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Aarhus University in Denmark shows where...
eco-briefs
EPA WON’T PAY FINES FOR ANIMAS RIVER SPILL, CRITICS CRY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY...
Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis; Colorado...
Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis
President Obama declared a state of emergency last week in response to the ongoing water crisis...
