Latest News

Climate Pledge Tracker Compares Nations’ CO2 Emissions Limits NAIROBI, Kenya, December 30, 2009 (ENS) – Anywhere that people can go online they can trace the proposals and plans of countries […]

UK: Holiday Households Dump 230,000 Tonnes of Food Waste LONDON, UK, December 29, 2009 (ENS) – Roughly 230,000 metric tonnes of food ends up in rubbish bins across Britain over […]

Ottawa River Cleanup Started After Months of Delay TOLEDO, Ohio, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Ottawa River Group and the state of Ohio began […]

$30 Million Cleanup Set for Massachusetts’ Superfund Landfill BOSTON, Massachusetts, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – Cleanup of the 50 acre Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site in Tewksbury, Massachusetts will […]

Year of the Tiger Dawns With Just 3,200 Wild Tigers Left KATHMANDU, Nepal, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – To mark 2010 as Year of the Tiger, the government of Nepal […]

Armenia Approves New Nuclear Plant Over Green Objections By Gayane Mkrtchyan YEREVAN, Armenia, December 28, 2009 (ENS) – Armenia has cleared the way for a new nuclear power plant, despite […]

UK Wind Power Blasts Off With Nine New Offshore Wind Farms LONDON, UK, January 8, 2010 (ENS) – The development of European offshore wind power accelerated today as the British […]

Obama Awards Clean-Tech Manufacturing Tax Credits Worth $2.3 Billion WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2010 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced […]

North American Zoos Fund Elephant Conservation Worldwide SILVER SPRING, Maryland, January 8, 2010 (ENS) – The International Elephant Foundation and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums have jointly announced financial […]

U.S. Auto Fleet Shrinks as Youth Lose Interest in Cars WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2009 (ENS) – “America’s century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end,” […]

Florida Manatees Counted in Record Numbers, Scores Die in Cold Snap TALLAHASSEE, Florida, January 26, 2010 (ENS) – Florida waters have been too cold for manatees this month. The cold […]

Climate Change Linked to Bigger Waves off Pacific Northwest CORVALLIS, Oregon, January 26, 2010 (ENS) – The highest waves off the Pacific Northwest coast in any 100-year period could reach […]

Haiti’s Few Trees At Risk as Survivors Flee to Rural Areas PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, January 26, 2010 (ENS) – The number of people leaving Haiti’s earthquake-ravaged cities for rural areas could […]

Oil From Port Arthur Tanker-Barge Collision Stretches Nine Miles PORT ARTHUR, Texas, January 25, 2010 (ENS) – Cleanup crews and 27 skimmer boats are working to contain and remove oil […]

Federal Ghost Fleet Illegally Polluting San Francisco Bay SACRAMENTO, California, January 25, 2010 (ENS) – The federal agency in charge of more than 70 decaying naval vessels stored in northern […]