A survey by Opinion Research Corporation says only about 1 in 10 consumers say they feel guility about their environmental behavior.
The proposed comeptition will try to spur development of radically advanced fuels from algae.
The elimination of flame-retardant compounds may be reducing the levels of these chemicals in fish and birds.
Sustainable Oils' analysis conducted at Michigan Tech University found an 84 percent reduction when compared to petroleum jet fuel.
A new report offers comparisons of the carbon footprints of leading U.S. mutual funds.
The EPA-funded study surveyed institutions that reported improvement in air quality at their facilities due to student action.
More than $1.6 million has been awarded to Duke University, Resources for the Future, and the World Resources Institute to study designs for a cap-and-trade system.
EPA gives four universities grants for research into the relationship between the chemistry of particulate matter and health effects.
University of Massachusetts scientists have created an accurate test for arsenic compounds in soil.
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory will get a new chemicals and materials sciences research building thanks to $71.2 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Scientists from Virginia, Sweden and the Savannah River National Laboratory say carbon nanostructures can be used as catalysts to store and release hydrogen.
DOE's Argonne National Laboratory has developed an RFID technology to monitor containers of nuclear materials.