Latest "environment" stories

Blended-wing tanker, nuke reactors, electric cars in USAF climate plan

With more than 80% of the Air Force's energy going to power aircraft, making planes more fuel-efficient is a major part of the department's climate plan.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago

Retired Navy Seabee finds new mission cleaning up Pearl Harbor

A former Navy Seabee explains how the service gave him the tools to form a non-profit.

By Leila Barghouty

17 months ago

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in groundwater from 13 DoD sites in Gulf of Mexico

Groundwater from 13 Department of Defense sites in the Gulf of Mexico has been confirmed to contain high levels of "forever chemicals."

By Rachel Nostrant

17 months ago

Biden nominates former FAA official Ravi Chaudhary as Air Force installations boss

Chaudhary, an Air Force retiree, served as a C-17 pilot before going on to work with NASA, the FAA and others.

By Rachel S. Cohen

17 months ago

Navy SEAL veteran — twin brother of ‘Lone Survivor’ author — starts eco-friendly signage company

Navy SEAL veteran Morgan Luttrell has filled a variety of roles, ranging from service to data analytics at the Department of Energy. He has now gone on to start an eco-friendly signage company.

By Zach England

3 years ago

Butterfly on a bomb range: Endangered Species Act at work

At one point, this brown and frankly dull-looking butterfly could be found in only one place on Earth: Fort Bragg’s artillery range.

3 years ago