Living on Earth
WHO reverses policy on DDT to control malaria
The health problems associated with DDT outweighs its effectiveness in controlling malaria , and the WHO plans to phase it out worldwide by 2020.
Energizing Biofuel
The agro-energy industry gets nearly three quarters of a billion dollars from the Obama administration -- what this means for the future of biofuels.
Closing the health food gap
In New York, many low-income neighborhoods that lack access to fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables now have help.
President Obama's green report card
Nancy Sutle, President Obama's top environmental advisor on the administration's major acts on clean energy, climate change and environment.
Solar power from space
A California utility to receive energy from space, via a satellite that will collect solar energy and beam it back to Earth to be used for electricity.
Forecasting a warmer world
Predicting the changes that could accompany rising global temperatures and what the future might hold.
Antibiotics losing effectiveness
The overuse of antibiotics in livestock may be making the drugs less effective against bacteria.
California's low-carbon diet
California has a strict climate emissions law and the state may soon require refiners to reduce carbon in fuels by ten percent by 2020.
A down payment to clean the Great Lakes
Half a billion dollars in the stimulus bill is a down payment to begin the process to clean up the Great Lakes.
Greening the grid
Getting solar and wind energy to where it's needed could spark a power struggle over power lines.
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