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The U.S. state of Maine has developed an early-warning system to spot infestations of the emerald ash borer beetle, scientists say.

Environmental groups in May hailed the Obama administration's decision to effectively pause development in about 58 million acres of road-free federal forests.The Oregonian

More and more we're seeing that the source for biofuels is critical in determining whether it produces energy with more or less carbon emissions than conventional energy.SustainableBusiness.com

An important but fixable error in legal accounting rules used to measure compliance with carbon limits for bioenergy could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging deforestation, according to a new study by 13 prominent scientists and land use experts published in the Oct. 23 issue of the journal Science.News at Princeton

Burning some biofuels can reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, but not all biofuel use leads to cuts in greenhouse gases, finds the first report of a new panel hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP.

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's new Director of International Programs Karen Hansen-Kuhn talks about joining IATP.

Much of the U.S. regulatory system covering toxins is based on assessing individual chemicals and their effects on human health, rather than what happens in the real world—where we are exposed to multiple chemicals that interact with each other in a variety of ways. In a new article published

There is an old African saying “Whether elephants make love or war, the grass suffers.” The two elephants in the agricultural seed business are now making real war, although they have been wary of each other for years. Monsanto, a relatively recent entry into the business, has become the “dominant male” in the battle after moving to acquire a large nu