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Shell Oil Co. has been ordered to pay $19.5 million to the state for environmental violations at gas stations around California.
A Utah man who fled the state after being charged with environmental crimes and later was shot after confronting law officers in Florida with an assault rifle was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday.
The federal government pointed with pride to a sweeping national database that identifies pollution-stricken poor and minority neighborhoods to help officials better target billions of economic recovery dollars.
Authorities in Florida shot and wounded one of the country's most wanted environmental crime fugitives after the Salt Lake City man pointed a loaded rifle them, a sheriff's official said.
Three environmental activists were indicted on charges that they helped vandalize a U.S. Forest Service research station in northern Wisconsin, prosecutors said Tuesday.
After traveling around the Arctic Circle alone, walking across South America, venturing through African war zones and hiking deep into the Amazon, Borneo and Sumatra jungles, Mike Horn is ready to embark on his most ambitious project yet.
The White House on Tuesday directed four agencies to develop yardsticks for charting changes in the amount and quality of the nation's water.
Here’s the type of conundrum that Wendy Richardson often finds herself debating: If she is three miles from her office and realizes she has forgotten her reusable water bottle, is it more environmentally friendly to drive her Toyota Prius hybrid back to get it, or to walk 100 feet to a convenience store and buy a bottle of water?
A few years ago, Kathleen Breault was just another suburban grandma, driving countless hours every week, stopping for lunch at McDonald's, buying clothes at the mall, watching TV in the evenings.
“It’s just a different way of thinking.”Michelle MacKenzie was talking about the switch from shopping at Target or Safeway to buying clothes and toys at the thrift store and food at the farmer’s market. But the eco-conscious mother of two might as well have been talking about buying only American-made products, or eating only locally grown food, or deciding to buy as little as possible. Or she could have been speaking for anyone who has decided, for one reason or another, to put her money where her mouth is.
Mark Gold, president of Heal the Bay, has been with the nonprofit environmental group in Southern California for almost 20 years. He has seen many celebrities come and go, and then come back again to stay. He has seen some show up once and disappear.
The world must respond to climate change and other environmental challenges now while the cost is low or else pay a stiffer price later for its indecision, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Wednesday.
Escalating carbon dioxide levels tied to global warming have increasingly forced world leaders to grapple with environmental costs of delaying reduction efforts versus economic costs of implementing tighter regulations. But therein lies a key dilemma: How can future power plants meet a projected spike in energy demand yet keep the atmosphere from amassing even more of the heat-trapping gas?
With the new year comes a new Web site and new ringtones featuring the growls, bugles and chirps of dozens of rare and endangered species from around the globe.
One green Santa wraps his homemade Christmas gifts in old maps to shrink his carbon boot print.
Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks.
Greentech Media: DOE Doles Out $620M for Smart GridFeds fund green program, but where are the trees?
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israelis mark Emirates flag debutAs analysts warn of growing diplomatic isolation, Israel has marked a small achievement this week, its flag's debut appearance in an Arab state. Israeli delegates attended a meeting on renewable energy in Abu Dhabi with the flag on their table and lapel badges.
Oregon Thinning Project Tests Obama Forest PolicyDIAMOND LAKE, Ore. (AP) -- When Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.
The news that came out of Delhi recently was depressing. The water supply in the metropolis was disrupted as the supply lines were clogged.
Scene & Heard: CrudeMosaec.com's Scene & Heard Q&A with Joe Berlinger, the director of Crude.
Leader of None..We're in this boat aloneOf course, the real goal was never to control the climate. It was always to control energy use, lives, jobs, economies, transportation and housing – and usher in a new era of global governance.
The Harmful Potential of Farm Fisheries: How Cage Fisheries Can Spread Infection to Wild Populations | Suite101.comStudies done recently are showing that even the "safer" choice of farmed fish are contributing to the overfishing problem. Journalist explains differences between the two and why farmed fish are sometimes detrimental to the environment.
Officials investigated in lead poisonings of China - Yahoo! NewsTwo environmental officials were under investigation Saturday after more than 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from a manganese processing plant in central China.
Loggerhead Turtle cam goes live in the Florida KeysEnvironmental enthusiasts should be able to observe infant loggerhead sea turtles hatching and emerging from their nest, via a streaming Webcam in the Florida Keys.
Random Thoughts by Thomas SowellSowell made an insightful remark, "Perhaps the scariest aspect of our times is how many people think in talking points, rather than in terms of real world consequences." The next thought provoking statement he made is, "How long will it be before the public gets tired of the litt …
Complex Medical Test Made From Paper and Tape for Three Cents | Wired Science | Wired.comMicrofluidic devices that could replace many expensive tests.
FedEx converts 92 delivery trucks to diesel hybridsI've said over and over again, along with a lot of other people, that hybrid technology would make the biggest environmental impact if used in delivery trucks, municipal vehicles, and mail trucks.
Cities Rediscover Waterways They Paved OverCities from Singapore to San Antonio have been resuscitating rivers and turning storm drains into streams. In Los Angeles, residents' groups and some elected officials are looking anew at buried or concrete-lined creeks as assets instead of inconveniences. More Articles
Obama team sees jobs growth in health, environment - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsIn other "NO DUH" news, Obama also states that the sky is blue and that water is wet.
Thousands homeless, without food and water, in Assam floodsIndia regularly goes through this flooding in this part of that land. Assam receives one of the highest rainfalls in the world and major rivers in that region flood.
Up on the RoofBut step out through a hatch onto the roof of the Vancouver Public Library at Library Square—nine stories above downtown—and you'll find yourself in a prairie, not an asphalt wasteland.
Mr. President, go and see for yourselfAl etter to the President excerpt: ""President Obama,
The coal industry and the states who cater to it are holding our nation hostage, our current two-party political system is allowing it. Our kids will have to pay the bill in more ways than one it's time we stand up and be heard.
The Coca-Cola Company Introduces Innovative Bottle Made from Renewable, Recyclable, Plant-Based PlasticThe Coca-Cola Company unveiled today a new plastic bottle made partially from plants. The "PlantBottle™" is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on a non-renewable resource, and reduces carbon emissions, compared with petroleum-based PET plastic bottles.
Ingraham Forest Saved From Destruction by Save the Trees SeattleThe Seattle Hearing Examiner's ruling released last week on Ingraham noted that the NW Forest is a rare plant habitat and that it should be protected under Seattle City environmental law.
Congress, Interest Groups Gear Up for Highway BillHouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar completely missed a news conference on innovative transit programs Thursday because his car was stuck in traffic, behind an accident in a congested commuter tunnel. More Articles
Barrington residents help planet with solar panelsLocal residents share their experience with installing solar systems and other "green" technologies.
The Green Issue - Batteries Not IncludedShai Agassi stood in a warehouse on the outskirts of Tel Aviv one afternoon last month and watched his battery-swapping robot go to work.
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