In a major anti-pollution ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday backed federally imposed limits on smokestack emissions that cross state lines and burden downwind areas with bad air from power plants they can’t control.
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Flooding and hazardous materials have caused the closure of the Bill Daniel Student Center basement and the displacement of bowling classes that normally take place there.
The Obama administration forged ahead on Tuesday with the first-ever limits on heat-trapping pollution from new power plants, ignoring protests from the industry and Republicans who have said the regulation will raise electricity prices and kill off coal, the dominant U.S. energy source.
Waste generated by on-campus organization meetings might be reduced thanks to the Green Meeting Certification program launched Nov. 9 by the department of sustainability.
Urban development may be having a negative effect on biodiversity in Maryland streams, according to research done by Baylor and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
A Baylor study has shown that drought conditions worsen the toxicity of chemicals in streams and could prove harmful to aquatic life.
WAXAHACHIE— Fire engulfed a Waxahachie chemical-mixing facility Monday, destroying the complex and emitting a cloud of smoke that could be seen clearly on the horizon more than 60 miles away in Waco.
With the constant conversation about global warming and carbon footprints, students have an opportunity to help the environment by using public transportation .
Texas has doubled its amount of electronic waste recycling since 2009 by recycling more than 24 million pounds of e-waste in 2010, according to Texas Campaign for the Environment’s 2010 e-waste Recycling reports.