Congress’s impasse on the budget is reminiscent of paralysis on addressing other looming risks.
Students press lawmakers to sustain American investment in science despite hard times.
Experts assess a shift in Energy Department research priorities toward near-term goals.
Another call for a onetime champion of science to rise to its defense again.
Despite some mercury content, budget-conscious consumers can take solace in the fact that some groups consider C.F.L.’s greener than the bulbs they replace.
A conservative who claimed to be a defender of unfettered scientific inquiry has been silent of late.
In the face of drastic funding cuts and a hostile political environment, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has told her top…
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Paul Ryan’s rangy arm is cocked over a high school sign, his thumb turned down. The playful insult, captu…
The still-spiking price of gas is set to generate even more political heat on Capitol Hill this week, as members of both part…
Last week, Virginia passed yet another extension of its hybrid HOV law, which gives drivers of “clean fuel” vehicles access to the commonwealth’s carpool lanes. The law has been extended annually since its original expiration date in 2006—even as the…