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Herman Daly had a flair for stating the obvious. When an economy creates more costs than benefits, he called it “uneconomic growth.” But you won’t find that conclusion in economics textbooks. Even suggesting that economic growth could cost more than it’s worth can be seen as economic heresy.

Rachel Carson's “Silent Spring” is widely viewed as an inspiration for the modern environmental movement

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson did not call for banning DDT, the most widely used pesticide at that time, but she argued for using it and similar products…

Theodore Roosevelt was a great conservationist — and also a prolific hunter. In his mind, the two went hand-in-hand

(This marks the first installment of Benzinga’s new weekly series Science Wednesday, which provides an overview of news and milestones within the sciences.)

The world’s longest serving environment correspondent explains the origins of a slow and continuing journey

In “How to Sell a Poison,” Elena Conis chronicles the history of the infamous pesticide and its lasting impact

There is something unprecedented and important in the recent Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): degrowth. Two of the IPCC’s working groups — those focused on climate change impacts and on mitigation — use the economic term to discuss policies that are key to reducing…

Far from being ‘years of conformity and depression’, the 50s saw radicals in race, sexuality and activism break new ground