Environment
Latest Stories
7_152014_angola8201.jpg
Inside the walls of the once-infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola are tales of haunting desperation turned into inspiration. (Associated Press)
7_152014_screen-shot-2014--58201.jpg
Returning Hearts: Prisoners and their families celebrate an annual reunion at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Once known as the bloodiest state prison in the nation, Angola has become a place of spiritual change.
7_102014_ap3555078834008201.jpg
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said the agency is considering a ban on certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), used in many industrial and consumer products, as part of the Obama administration's climate change efforts. The Clean Air Act allows the agency to restrict certain pollutants if there are available alternatives, though no HFC alternatives have been suggested. (Associated Press)
hammertime.jpg
The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse from TWT staff. (Golden Hammer cropped logo)
7_9_2014_ap2896365225028201.jpg
U.S. climate change envoy Todd Stern said recent talks with China were "positive," but also said the two nations "talked a lot and agreed on little." (Associated Press)
