Nov 11 Column: What does Trump's victory mean for climate change policy? By Robert Stavins If he lives up to his campaign rhetoric, Trump may indeed be able to reverse course on climate change policy, increasing the threat to the planet and in the process destroy much of the Obama legacy in this realm. Continue reading
Nov 11 Science and technology under a Trump presidency By Nsikan Akpan, Leigh Anne Tiffany Science, technology and health policy under Donald Trump will feature cuts, but also inescapable progress. Continue reading
Nov 11 John Kerry lands in Antarctica, highest U.S. official to visit By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry didn't comment on President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Friday while visiting Antarctica, but did say that citizens who care about limiting emissions might have to march in the streets to push for more… Continue reading
Nov 07 13 science and health issues left behind during this election By Scientific American Obesity, clean drinking water and antibiotic resistance are just some of science and health issues to have taken a backseat during the presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 04 Column: The most important issue this election forgot By David Biello Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ sharply on climate change. One candidate's views would invite catastrophe, but the other's policy would not fair much better. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 3:20 News Wrap: Report suggests FBI in dispute over Clinton Foundation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that there is word of a dispute at the FBI over claims of corruption at the Clinton Foundation, stemming from secret recordings of a suspect, that some believe show financial… Continue watching
Oct 31 Listen to 58 years of climate change in one minute By John Ryan, KUOW Public Radio Data you can dread — and dance to: the Keeling Curve. Continue reading
Oct 30 For Stein, climate change and erasing student debt are high-priority By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Jill Stein, the Green Party presidential candidate, is offering an aggressive set of policy prescriptions in her longshot bid. Continue reading
Oct 28 Antarctica to hold the world's largest marine reserve By Alison Thoet The deal protects 600,000 square miles of ocean, which is more than twice the size of Texas, near the Ross Sea ice shelf, banning all fishing in nearly three-fourths of the reserve. Scientists will still be allowed to catch small… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN… Continue watching