Stories by Nathanael Massey

The move north of the American breadbasket will likely continue and even accelerate in coming years, according to a new study

A consortium sold power from an EV fleet at the University of Delaware for this first time on April 26—and turned a profit

Further expansion of the pest outside of its historic range is "inevitable"

The lengthy process to approve Cape Wind in Nantucket Sound must be expedited if the offshore wind industry hopes to grow

If Congress fails to act soon, Obama threatened to use his executive authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions

Whether by river or rail, local communities often oppose plans to expand capacity to export U.S. coal to China

Experts and environmentalists question whether shipping U.S. coal to China can be reconciled with the need to combat climate change

Over a long enough time scale, warmer temperatures mean increased volcanic activity, according to new research

A mix of offshore and onshore wind, along with contributions from solar power, could provide reliable and cost-effective power flow during all but a handful of days in a hypothetical four-year period under study

The United Nations Environment Program warns that global emissions of greenhouse gases are opening up a widening gap between reality and climate change goals

In the wake of extreme weather, research is revealing that smart grids and micro-grids can help the electric grid cope

A new study shows that degraded, marginal or abandoned land may not be very productive for growing fuel crops

Draining peatlands and replacing forests with palm oil plantations may cause Indonesian pollution to soar, despite pledges

Higher temperatures and less rainfall suggest that the region's trees face an uncertain future

The Forest Service will suspend its long-standing policy of letting small fires burn themselves out, at least in the short term

Radiation exposure from the Fukushima meltdowns is unlikely to result in many fatal cancer cases

The tamarisk plant has been stealing water from other and increasing fire risk, so its Asian predator has been introduced to control it in Southwest

Forests may not help mitigate carbon dioxide pollution thanks to an uptick in CO2 emissions from decomposition

These rare storms feature bands of turbulence that feed on warm, moist air to create a cycle of warming and cooling that can drive itself for hundreds of kilometers

The nuclear disaster could and should have been avoided, according to an independent commission investigating the accident in Japan

Mountain pine beetle infestation killed the trees fueling the High Park fire

Extensive wildfires in New Mexico are just a taste of what's to come in the next few decades

A number of geologically and ecologically complex sites could allow species to weather global warming

Burning more natural gas might also mean more greenhouse gas emissions causing more global warming