Unseasonably balmy February days can be pleasant, but scientists are increasingly linking extremes of heat, storms and other meteorological events to global warming.
Fifty years after the Santa Barbara oil spill, we can trace how that crisis shaped California institutions, attitudes and relationships with the environment.
In contrast to many in his party, Romney is a firm believer in climate change. Separating him further from a significant number of his GOP colleagues, he also believes that humans are contributing to it.
When it comes to the state economy, tourism has always been something West Virginia could point to as a plus, aside from the state's heavy reliance on extraction industries like coal and natural gas.
On an issue this massive — one that is best addressed by state, national and international coordination — it may seem as those individuals cannot play a substantial role in affecting change.
