6/11/2010

Columbia Elementary Students Receive National Recognition for Environmental Fund Raising

After raising over 76,700 pennies to contribute $767.41 for Audubon’s Pennies for the Planet campaign, over 400 students and teachers at Columbia Elementary School were treated to an Audubon... more

4/8/2010

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2/19/2010

2010 Applications Now Open for TogetherGreen Fellowships and Innovation Grants

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1/6/2010

Audubon Competition Captures Spectacular Birds in Focus

AUDUBON COMPETITION CAPTURES SPECTACULAR BIRDS IN FOCUS

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12/17/2009

Audubon Launches Second Annual "Pennies for the Planet" Campaign

New York, December 17, 2009 – The second year of the National Audubon Society’s Pennies for the Planet, a national conservation education and action campaign for young people, kicks off today with... more

11/19/2009

Forty Conservationists Receive 2009 TogetherGreen Fellowships

11/4/2009

Florida Environmentalist Wins TogetherGreen's Community Passport Volunteerism Contest!

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10/7/2009

48 Environmental Groups Receive $1.1 Million Through 2009 TogetherGreen Innovation Grants

48 ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS RECEIVE 2009 TOGETHERGREEN INNOVATION GRANTS

$1.1 Million in Funding from Audubon/Toyota Initiative Supports Local,... more

7/29/2009

Conservation Guidelines Define Important Bird Areas at Sea

CAMBRIDGE, UK (ENS) - The world's seabirds are disappearing more quickly than any other group of bird species, and they are harder to conserve than birds based on land, where habitat... more

7/20/2009

Common Guillemot Lays an Egg in Maine: First Since 1883

MAINE COASTAL ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (ENS) - For the first time in more than 125 years, an egg of a common guillemot, Uria aalge, also known as common murre, has been... more

7/16/2009

House Approves Joint Ventures Program to Protect Migratory Birds

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. House of Representatives Monday passed a bill that would formally authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Joint Ventures Program, which has... more

7/14/2009

Electrocuting Eagles Costs PacifiCorp $10.5 Million

CASPER, Wyoming (ENS) - One of the largest electric utilities in the West pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Casper to illegally killing golden eagles and other migratory birds... more

7/14/2009

Obama Nominates Jon Jarvis to Head National Park Service

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Jonathan Jarvis, President Barack Obama's choice for director of the National Park Service, an agency of the Interior Department, is winning support from... more

7/13/2009

Mouth of the Mississippi World's Dirtiest Coastal Ecosystem

SANTA BARBARA, California (ENS) - The world's most imperiled coastal marine ecosystem is at the mouth of the Mississippi River, although coastal marine ecosystems are at risk... more

7/10/2009

60 Environmental Groups Support Sotomayor for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) – Sixty environmental, conservation and Native American organizations sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee members today expressing their support for... more

7/10/2009

Great Lakes Wolves Back on Endangered Species List

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the Great Lakes region have been reinstated under a court-approved settlement agreement between... more

7/8/2009

Bush Exaggerated Fire Risk in Owl Habitat to Favor Logging

ASHLAND, Oregon (ENS) - The Bush administration made "greatly exaggerated claims" about the severity of wildland fire in the 2008 Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl, according... more

7/6/2009

U.S. EPA Approves California Clean Car Standards

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Reversing a Bush-era decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted California's waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas... more

7/6/2009

Winners of EPA's First Water Quality Video Contest Announced

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - "One quart of oil can pollute 250,000 gallons of water. When it rains, leaked oil gets transported right into our waterways, and that's everybody's problem,"... more

6/25/2009

Study: City Living Helps Limit CO2 Emissions

CHICAGO, Illinois (ENS) - City streets and highways may appear to be the largest source of the greenhouse gases from transportation, but new research shows city residents emit a lower... more

6/25/2009

Marbled Murrelet Still Needs Threatened Species Status

SEATTLE, Washington (ENS) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a five-year report finding that continued protection of marbled murrelets in Washington, Oregon, and... more

6/24/2009

Climate Scientist James Hansen Arrested in Mountaintop Removal Protest

SUNDIAL, West Virginia (ENS) - West Virginia State Police Tuesday arrested at least 29 demonstrators, including government climate scientist Dr. James Hansen, actress Daryl Hannah, and... more

6/24/2009

Obama's Fish & Wildlife Service Nominee Ignored Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The man nominated by President Barack Obama to administer the Endangered Species Act rarely used it to protect species, according to agency statistics released... more

6/18/2009

Enviros, Scientists Oppose Senate Committee's Clean Energy Act

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday passed an energy package that requires electric utilities nationwide to meet 15 percent of their... more

6/17/2009

31 Rare Birds From Around the World Protected Under U.S. Law

SAN FRANCISCO, California ENS) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday reached a legal settlement with the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity that requires the agency to... more

6/16/2009

Feds, States Join to Safeguard Western Wildlife Corridors

PARK CITY, Utah (ENS) - When new electrical transmission lines are built, migratory animals can be disrupted. Recognizing this reality, Western governors and Cabinet secretaries... more

6/16/2009

Gray Wolves of the Western Great Lakes Back in Court

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Five wildlife protection groups filed legal action Monday challenging the removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes... more

6/12/2009

Wolverines Have Another Chance at Endangered Species Listing

BOZEMAN, Montana (ENS) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reconsider whether to add the wolverine population in the lower 48 states to the list of species protected by the... more

6/11/2009

TransCanada Corp. Donates $1M to Bird Conservation

OTTAWA, Canada (ENS) - As millions of migratory birds fly north from their wintering grounds to breed in Canada this summer, conservation nonprofit Nature Canada has announced that... more

6/10/2009

U.S. and Canadian Environmental Groups Join Forces

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - For the first time, some of the largest environmental and conservation membership organizations in the U.S. and Canada have agreed to collaborate on addressing... more

6/9/2009

World's Oceans Need Rescue from Human Carelessness

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Human activities are taking a "terrible toll" on the world's oceans and seas, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Monday in a message marking the first... more

6/8/2009

Threatened Fish Get a Boost in California Water Struggle

SACRAMENTO, California (ENS) - Water pumping operations in California's Central Valley by the federal Bureau of Reclamation jeopardize the survival of several threatened and endangered... more

6/8/2009

Native Americans Ask Court to Stop Gold Mine on Sacred Mountain

By Lisa J. Wolf SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday on whether the Canadian corporation Barrick Gold... more

6/5/2009

Upper Mississippi Floodplain Becomes Wetland of International Importance

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has designated portions of the Upper Mississippi River, including the largest national wildlife refuge in the Midwest, as... more

6/5/2009

Bird Flu Viruses Can Live for Five Months in Water

ATHENS, Georgia (ENS) - There are avian influenza viruses that can persist for up to 150 days in water, a research team at the University of Georgia has shown, advancing understanding... more

6/3/2009

Northern Rockies Wolf Protection Back in Court

MISSOULA, Montana (ENS) - The removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Idaho and Montana is being challenged by legal action filed Tuesday by a coalition of 13... more

6/3/2009

EPA Grants $1 Million to Green Atlanta BeltLine Brownfields

ATLANTA, Georgia (ENS) - The City of Atlanta has received a $1 million grant to clean up brownfields sites along the Atlanta BeltLine and other redevelopment corridors. At... more

6/2/2009

Climate Deal Must Cover Acid Oceans, World Scientists Urge

BONN, Germany (ENS) - The increasing acidity of the world's oceans due to global warming must not be left off the agenda at the United Nations Copenhagen climate negotiations in... more

6/1/2009

Blue Whale Mating Song Recorded in New York Waters

ITHACA, New York (ENS) - The voices of singing blue whales have been identified for the first time in New York coastal waters, acoustic experts at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's... more

5/29/2009

Obama Invests $467M in Solar and Geothermal Development

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (ENS) - President Barack Obama Wednesday announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the... more

5/29/2009

Agriculture Secretary Takes Charge of National Forest Roadless Areas

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed an interim directive Thursday taking upon himself the decisions over proposed timber cutting or road construction... more

5/28/2009

Migratory Wading Birds At Risk Across the Middle East, Africa

LONDON, UK, (ENS) - Populations of migratory wading birds in Europe, West Asia and Africa are declining more quickly than ever and they need better protection of wetlands along their... more

5/27/2009

Vice President Biden Seeks Green Jobs for the Middle Class

DENVER, Colorado (ENS) - At Tuesday's meeting of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class in Denver, Vice President Joe Biden called on the White House Council on Environmental... more

5/25/2009

Audubon Magazine Invites Entries for 2009 Bird Photo Awards

NEW YORK, New York, May 22, 2009 - Photographing birds is tricky. They alight just out of reach of your long lens. They move just when you click the shutter. They just sit still, when... more

5/22/2009

U.S. House Committee OKs Climate Emissions Cuts: 83% by 2050

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved a clean energy bill that would cut America's heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005 levels... more

5/15/2009

More Critically Endangered Birds Listed Despite Conservation Efforts

GLAND, Switzerland (ENS) - Nine more bird species have been added this year to the list of Critically Endangered birds that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild,... more

5/13/2009

Climate Change Forces Michigan Mammals Northward

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (ENS) - Some of Michigan's forest mammals are expanding their ranges to the north, likely in response to climate change, a new study shows. The finding... more

5/12/2009

Construction Industry Names Best Green Builders of 2008

DALLAS, Texas (ENS) - Home building industry leaders honored the best in green residential design and outstanding advocacy efforts at the National Association of Home Builders... more

5/11/2009

High Efficiency Solar Cell Wins Federal High Tech Prize

GOLDEN, Colorado (ENS) - A new class of ultra-light, high-efficiency solar cells developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has won a national... more

5/8/2009

EPA Pumps Budget $$ into Water Infrastructure, Great Lakes

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - For the first time in eight years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency budget has not been cut, it has been increased. Thursday, EPA Administrator Lisa... more

5/8/2009

Barriers to Migration Focus of World Migratory Bird Day

BONN, Germany (ENS) - Wind turbines, communication masts, tall buildings and windows, power lines and fences are responsible for the deaths of many millions of birds worldwide each... more

5/6/2009

Obama Gives Biofuels a Presidential Jumpstart

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - To spur biofuels research and commercialization, President Barack Obama Tuesday signed a Presidential Directive establishing a Biofuels Interagency Working... more

5/5/2009

Court Blocks Oil and Gas Drilling on New Mexico's Otero Mesa

DENVER, Colorado (ENS) - One of the last undisturbed areas of Chihuahuan desert in the United States has been saved from a Bush-era plan to develop it for oil and gas. The 10th Circuit... more

5/4/2009

Americans Want to Limit Climate Gases, Even If It Raises Costs

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Strong, comprehensive climate and energy legislation likely would reduce energy bills, not increase them, finds a new analysis by the Union of Concerned... more

5/1/2009

Endangered Grand Canyon Native Fish Starts to Recover

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (ENS) - Numbers of an endangered fish called the humpback chub in Grand Canyon, Arizona have increased by about 50 percent between 2001 and 2008, according to a new... more

4/30/2009

Air Pollution Endangers Lives of Six in 10 Americans

WASHINGTON, DC, April 29, 2009 (ENS) - Six out of every 10 Americans - 186.1 million people - live in areas where air pollution endangers lives, according to the 10th annual American... more

4/29/2009

Scientific Consultations Under Endangered Species Act Restored

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Obama administration Tuesday revoked an eleventh-hour Bush-era rule that undermined protections for plants and animals listed as threatened or endangered... more

4/28/2009

United States No Longer AWOL on Climate Change

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - "The United States is no longer absent without leave," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the representatives of 17 major economies meeting Monday at the... more

4/27/2009

Washington State Seeks Public Help to Clean Puget Sound

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 27, 2009 (ENS) - Carrying millions of pounds of toxic contaminants each year, stormwater is the biggest urban water quality threat in the rainy state of... more

4/24/2009

U.S. Launches National Marine Protected Areas System

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Ocean protection was central to the federal government's Earth Day 2009 activities, with the establishment of a National System of Marine Protected Areas and a... more

4/22/2009

Greenhouse Gases Rise Despite Global Recession

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Atmospheric concentrations of two of the most potent global warming gases rose last year, according to a preliminary analysis for the annual greenhouse gas... more

4/20/2009

Court Blocks Alaska Offshore Drilling on Environmental Grounds

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Three conservation groups and a native village in Alaska declared victory today as the federal government's attempt to expand oil and gas drilling off the Alaska... more

4/20/2009

U.S. EPA: Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health, Welfare

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today, after a scientific... more

4/16/2009

Lawsuit Seeks Gulf Longline Fishery Closure for Turtles' Sake

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (ENS) - Six conservation organizations have filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service to force action that will protect threatened and endangered... more

4/15/2009

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Admits Smuggling Protected Tortoises

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (ENS) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Corpus Christi to a violation of the Lacey Act for attempting to receive 15... more

4/14/2009

U.S. Upholds New York's Objection to Floating LNG Terminal

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Monday notified New York Governor David Paterson of his decision upholding New York State's objection to the proposed... more

4/10/2009

Colorado Officials Celebrate Rocky Mtn. National Park Wilderness

ESTES PARK, Colorado (ENS) - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined members of the Colorado congressional delegation and local officials Thursday to dedicate the Rocky Mountain... more

4/9/2009

Obama Officials Rethink Environmentally Destructive Bush Rules

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Conservationists are cautiously optimistic about two decisions by the Obama administration that decline to follow Bush-era actions undermining environmental... more

4/8/2009

Empire State Building Starts $500M Energy Retrofit

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Using the Empire State Building as a test case and model, environmental consulting, nonprofit, design and construction partners Monday unveiled an innovative... more

4/7/2009

Global Warming 'Urgent Threat,' Clinton Warns Polar Nations

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - "Global warming has already had enormous effects on our planet, and we have no time to lose in tackling this crisis," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... more

4/7/2009

Michigan Poised to Surrender Wetlands Control to Feds

LANSING, Michigan (ENS) - In her 2010 budget, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm proposes to eliminate funding for the state's 30-year-old Wetlands Program in view of the severe... more

4/6/2009

New York Funds Wastewater Upgrades With Large Recovery Grant

ALBANY, New York (ENS) - In the single largest grant in its history, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday awarded $432 million to the State of New York for wastewater... more

4/6/2009

Antarctic Ice Shelf Disappears, Arctic Melting Rapidly

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - One Antarctic ice shelf has completely disappeared and another has lost a chunk three times the size of Rhode Island, according to a new U.S. Geological... more

4/3/2009

Florida Scales Back Sugar Land Deal for Everglades

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (ENS) - In view of the tough economic climate, Florida Governor Charlie Crist says the state intends to scale back its proposed acquisition of land south of Lake... more

4/2/2009

Los Angeles Honored for Converting Biosolids Into Green Power

LOS ANGELES, California (ENS) - An demonstration project by the City of Los Angeles that turns biosolids into clean energy has been named as a finalist for the 2009 Award for... more

4/1/2009

San Antonio Selected as a Solar America City

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (ENS) - The sunny City of San Antonio has been designated as a U.S. Department of Energy Solar America City, Mayor Phil Hardberger announced Tuesday at the opening... more

3/31/2009

Obama Signs Public Lands Protection Bill Into Law

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - This afternoon President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, one of the most sweeping pieces of conservation and public land... more

3/30/2009

New York's Green Taxi Incentives Approved

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Board of Commissioners Thursday approved a financial incentive program to increase the use of fuel efficient... more

3/30/2009

Labor-Enviro Alliance Urges Climate Law in 2009

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Four labor unions and two environmental organizations representing six million people Friday announced their support for national cap-and-trade climate change... more

3/27/2009

Darkest Hour on Earth Highlights Human Resolve

SYDNEY, Australia (ENS) - From 8:30 to 9:30 pm local time on Saturday, March 28, hundreds of millions of people around the world will switch off their lights, casting a visual vote... more

3/27/2009

$3.2B in Energy Efficiency Grants Empower U.S. Mayors

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - At the White House Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation... more

3/26/2009

Congress Votes 'Yes' to Sweeping Public Lands Protection Act

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Congress Wednesday approved a massive public lands bill that protects 200 million acres of wilderness in nine states and a thousand miles of rivers, a 50... more

3/25/2009

EPA Environmental Justice Grants Fund Projects in 28 States

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - EPA is awarding $800,000 in grants to organizations working with communities throughout the country that struggle with environmental justice issues.... more

3/24/2009

Air Pollution Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk

BETHESDA, Maryland (ENS) - Scientific evidence is mounting that connects an increase in particulate air pollution with an increase in heart attacks and deaths. Research... more

3/24/2009

20 Years After Valdez Oil Spill, Exxon Still Owes $92M

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - March 24, 2009 is the 20th anniversary of the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill, but the federal and state governments have yet to collect millions of dollars... more

3/24/2009

Hawaii Sued to Protect Endangered Palila Bird

HONOLULU, Hawaii (ENS) - The critically endangered palila bird on the Island of Hawaii is slipping into extinction in part due to the failure of the State of Hawaii to keep a... more

3/23/2009

Congress Looks to Green Technologies for Stormwater Control

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Green technologies for controlling urban stormwater runoff took center stage Thursday at the nation's Capitol, as the House Water Resources and Environment... more

3/20/2009

World Water Day: California Students March for Water

LOS ANGELES, California (ENS) - In observance of World Water Day on March 22, hundreds of students from Los Angeles schools will join activists and concerned residents for a community... more

3/20/2009

U.S. Birds Struggling to Survive Habitat Loss, Climate Change

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Nearly one-third of the more than 800 bird species in the United States are endangered, threatened or in decline due to climate change, habitat loss, and... more

3/19/2009

Texas Lawmakers Introduce Clean Power Green Jobs Bills

AUSTIN, Texas (ENS) - A bi-partisan gathering of legislators, business people, and environmental advocates were at the Texas State Capitol in Austin today as State Senator Eddie Lucio,... more

3/18/2009

Maryland Limits Horseshoe Crab Harvest to Feed Red Knots

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (ENS) - To protect the Atlantic coast population of horseshoe crabs and increase the availability of horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay to migratory shorebirds,... more

3/17/2009

EPA Opens Water Quality Video Contest

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. EPA is asking the general public to submit funny or serious videos with a water quality theme for a new contest with cash prizes. The agency is looking... more

3/16/2009

Florida Proposes Nation's First Freshwater Turtle Harvest Ban

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (ENS) - Florida state wildlife staffers Friday proposed a draft rule would ban the commercial take or sale of wild freshwater turtles. Florida Fish and... more

3/13/2009

EPA to Require Greenhouse Gas Reporting by Large Emitters

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The first mandatory national system for reporting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by major sources in the United States has been... more

3/12/2009

House Rejects Massive Public Lands Protection Package

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - House Republicans Wednesday blocked pasage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, a comprehensive lands bill that would have designated two million... more

3/12/2009

Wild Freshwater Turtles Under Siege

TUCSON, Arizona (ENS) - Conservation and health groups Wednesday filed emergency petitions with eight midwestern and southern states, seeking to end the commercial harvest of... more

3/11/2009

Bird-Rich Texas Coastal Prairie At Risk of Development

HOUSTON, Texas (ENS) - The Sierra Club late Monday filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Houston against the Federal Highway Administration over the environmental impacts of the... more

3/10/2009

EPA Sued to Limit Phosphorus in Florida's Largest Lake

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (ENS) - Environmental groups filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set more protective pollution... more

3/10/2009

Majority of Common European Birds Feeling the Heat

CAMBRIDGE, UK (ENS) - Climate change is having an observable impact on birds across Europe, according to a scientific team that has created the world's first indicator of the impacts... more

3/9/2009

Salazar Upholds Bush-era Decision to Delist Gray Wolves

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today affirmed the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and... more

3/9/2009

Energy Efficiency Key to Upcoming U.S. Climate Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - "Energy efficiency is truly the low-hanging fruit in the climate change discussion," says Marvin Malecha, president of the American Institute of Architects.... more

3/6/2009

Savannah Neighborhoods Receive $300,000 to Reduce Air Pollution

SAVANNAH, Georgia (ENS) - The U.S. EPA has awarded $300,000 to Harambee House, a nonprofit organization in Savannah, for continuing work to help the low-income Hudson Hill and... more

3/5/2009

California Leads the Nation in Energy Star Buildings

LOS ANGELES, California (ENS) - The City of Los Angeles has more Energy Star buildings than any other U.S. metropolis with 262 buildings, according to a new ranking issued by the U.S.... more

3/5/2009

Volunteers Invited to Track Seasonal Signs of Climate Change

TUCSON, Arizona (ENS) - Citizen scientists are being recruited to help scientists observe the effects of climate change on the behavior of plant and animal species found across the... more

3/4/2009

Supreme Court Excludes Public Comment, Appeal of Timber Sales

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that five conservation groups do not have the right to challenge a U.S. Forest Service exemption of small timber sales from... more

3/4/2009

Obama Restores Scientific Consultation to Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - President Barack Obama issued a memorandum Tuesday temporarily rescinding a Bush-era rule that weakened the Endangered Species Act. The Bush rule... more

3/3/2009

Urban Schools Near Industries to Be Monitored for Air Toxics

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Lisa Jackson, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said Monday that the agency will begin a new initiative to measure levels of air... more

3/3/2009

Clean Energy Corps Proposed to Create Jobs, Fight Global Warming

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - More than 80 labor, environmental, civic, and policy organizations have endorsed a proposal to secure America's economic recovery and environmental health by... more

3/2/2009

Midwest States Get $146 Million for Fish, Wildlife Restoration

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Eight Midwestern states will receive more than $146 million to fund fish and wildlife conservation, boater access to public waters, and hunter and aquatic... more

3/2/2009

Green Jobs Key to Obama Administration's Middle Class Task Force

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (ENS) - Creating green jobs is the first order of business for the White House Task Force on Middle Class Families. Led by Vice President Joe Biden, the... more

2/27/2009

Human Dimension Needed in U.S. Climate Research

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. government's Climate Change Science Program should expand its agenda to integrate research in the natural and social sciences that will enable the nation... more

2/27/2009

North Carolina to Study Sea Level Rise for the Nation

RALEIGH, North Carolina (ENS) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is awarding $5 million to the state of North Carolina for a statewide risk assessment and mitigation strategy... more

2/26/2009

Obama Administration Restarts Oil Shale Leasing in Colorado, Utah

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Department of the Interior will offer a second round of research, development, and demonstration leases for oil shale in Colorado and Utah and withdraw the... more

2/26/2009

Court Overturns Illegal Bush-era Soot Pollution Standard

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that Bush-era clean air standards were insufficient, sending them back to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be... more

2/25/2009

Obama To Congress: Economic Recovery Begins With Clean Energy

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - In his first address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, President Barack Obama earned repeated standing ovations from both Democrats and Republicans.... more

2/24/2009

Environmental Judge Orders Vermont to Act on Stormwater

MONTPELIER, Vermont (ENS) - For the second time in seven months, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has been handed a court order to implement stormwater regulations that will... more

2/23/2009

Green Billions Fertilize the U.S. Economic Stimulus Package

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama will not only create jobs, it will create green jobs,... more

2/20/2009

Secretary Chu Expedites Funding for New Energy Economy

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Two days after President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a sweeping reorganization... more

2/19/2009

New York City Prepares for Higher Temperatures, Rising Sea Levels

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - As a low-lying coastal city, New York will face higher temperatures and more rapidly rising sea levels, as well as more frequent and intense extreme weather... more

2/19/2009

Bird Diversity Helps Protect Humans From West Nile Virus

CAMBRIDGE, England (ENS) - North American scientists studying West Nile virus have shown that more diverse bird populations can help to buffer people against infection. Since the... more

2/18/2009

Appeals Court Reverses Limits on Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

RICHMOND, Virginia (ENS) - A federal appeals court Friday reversed a lower court ruling that limited the controversial coal mining practice called mountaintop removal. In... more

2/17/2009

Alliance Aims to Open Fragile Areas to Oil and Gas Drilling

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (ENS) - Low-impact oil and gas drilling is the goal of a new collaborative research program announced Monday by the Houston Advanced Research Center and the... more

2/17/2009

Climate Could Cross Critical Threshold by 2100, Expert Warns

CHICAGO, Illinois (ENS) - Without decisive action by governments, corporations and individuals, global warming in the 21st century is likely to accelerate at a much faster pace and... more

2/12/2009

National Park Service Retirees Share 10 Favorite Foreign Parks

TUCSON, Arizona (ENS) - "We who have spent our lives working in and with national parks not only visit our own, but make an effort to see other countries' national parks, too," Don... more

2/11/2009

Global Warming Pushes North American Birds Northward

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Driven by a warming climate, North American birds are moving northward and inland, according to new analyses by scientists with the National Audubon Society of... more

2/10/2009

Los Angeles Mayor Calls for 24/7 Water Conservation

LOS ANGELES, California (ENS) - In response to severe, statewide water shortages, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Monday called for an acceleration of water restrictions under... more

2/9/2009

Antarctic Melt Means Higher Sea Level Rise in North America

CORVALLIS, Oregon (ENS) - If global warming ever causes the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to collapse, as many experts believe it could, the resulting sea level rise in much of the United... more

2/6/2009

Groups Sue for Clean Water Law Enforcement in Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - Conservation and fishermen's groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday in California Superior Court seeking to force state and regional water boards to... more

2/5/2009

Gulf Council Seeks Emergency Longline Closure to Save Turtles

TAMPA, Florida, February 4, 2009 (ENS) - Sea turtles in the eastern Gulf of Mexico could soon get more protection if the federal government approves an emergency request from a... more

2/5/2009

Bush-Era Oil and Gas Leases Near Utah Parks Canceled

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Sales of oil and gas leases on 77 parcels of land near national parks and monuments in Utah were halted Wednesday by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. The... more

2/4/2009

Obama's Commerce Secretary Pick No Environmental Champion

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - President Barack Obama today named U.S. Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, a Republican, to fill the slot of Commerce Secretary in his cabinet. If... more

2/3/2009

New York City's Smaller Wetlands Remain Unprotected

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - It's hard to image standing in midtown Manhattan, but wetlands do exist within New York City, and they both protect the city and need protection themselves,... more

2/3/2009

Citizen Scientists Get Involved in Great Backyard Bird Count

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Common robins or rare raptors - whatever birds fly through backyards, schoolyards and parks - are being counted and reported February 13 through 16 in the... more

2/2/2009

Salazar Seeks Stimulus Projects for Converted Superfund Sites

COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (ENS) - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar returned to his home state of Colorado today to view possible economic stimulus projects at chemical and nuclear... more

1/30/2009

Record High Manatee Numbers Counted in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (ENS) - An all-time-high number of manatees in Florida was recorded by state researchers during the annual manatee synoptic survey conducted the week of... more

1/29/2009

U.S. and New York Seek Restoration of Buffalo River

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The federal government and New York State have notified some of the nation's largest companies that they intend to pursue a claim for natural resource damages... more

1/29/2009

Gore Urges Congress to Confront Climate Emergency

By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Former Vice President Al Gore today warned U.S. lawmakers that humanity faces "a planetary emergency" from climate change and... more

1/28/2009

Global Warming 'Irreversible' For 1,000 Years

BOULDER, Colorado (ENS) - The climate change that takes place due to increases in carbon dioxide is "irreversible" and will have major consequences for agriculture, ecosystems, and... more

1/28/2009

Montana Bill Would Treat Yellowstone Buffalo as Valued Wildlife

HELENA, Montana (ENS) - A new approach to buffalo management that would restore wild buffalo as "valued, native wildlife in the state of Montana" rather than as diseased pests is... more

1/27/2009

Obama Orders Higher Auto Fuel Efficiency, Lower CO2 Emissions

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - "This moment of peril must be turned to one of progress," President Barack Obama said Monday, as he signed his first two Presidential Memoranda, both aimed at... more

1/26/2009

Bill Would Stop Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona(ENS) - Congressman Raul Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, has reintroduced legislation prohibiting new uranium claims, exploration, and mining across one million... more

1/26/2009

High Ethical Standards Will Rule Interior Department, Salazar Vows

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Obama administration's new Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, has promised that high ethical standards will be the norm at the department that has been... more

1/23/2009

Deaths of Old-Growth Trees Double as Western U.S. Warms

ARCATA, California (ENS) - Death rates of old-growth trees in western U.S. forests have more than doubled over the past few decades, and the most likely cause of the trend is regional... more

1/22/2009

Hanoi Environmental Police Seize Tons of Illegal Wildlife Parts

HANOI, Vietnam (ENS) - In their largest-ever seizure of illegally traded wildlife products, Hanoi's Environmental Police have confiscated more than two metric tons of tiger bones, bear... more

1/21/2009

Obama's Inaugural Address Shows Concern for the Planet

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - In his inaugural address Tuesday, before some two million people on the National Mall and the assembled living past presidents and current legislators, President... more

1/21/2009

Poll: Thousands of Scientists Affirm Human-Caused Global Warming

CHICAGO, Illinois (ENS) - While the bitter cold of President Barack Obama's Inauguration Day in Washington may seem to contradict the idea that global warming continues, a new survey... more

1/20/2009

Aldo Leopold Farm Becomes a National Historic Landmark

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The farm of pioneer conservationist Aldo Leopold in Wisconsin has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, in one of the final actions of the... more

1/20/2009

Court Halts Oil and Gas Leasing in Utah Wilderness

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - At least 110,000 acres of pristine Utah wilderness is temporarily protected from oil and gas companies due to a ruling Saturday night by a federal judge in a... more

1/19/2009

Alberta Tar Sands Development Deadly for Millions of Birds

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (ENS) - Exploitation of Canada's tar sands, the world's largest proven oil reserves outside Saudi Arabia, is damaging forest and wetland habitats in Canada's... more

1/16/2009

Senate Votes 'Yes' on Public Lands Protection Package

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. Senate passed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act on Thursday with a bipartisan vote of 73-21, ending a year-long standoff between the Democratic... more

1/15/2009

EPA Nominee Jackson Promises Science Will Trump Politics

By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Scientific integrity and the rule of law will be the "two core values" guiding decisions by the U.S. Environmental Protection... more

1/14/2009

Federal Offshore Drilling Plan for Virginia Opposed

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (ENS) - The Southern Environmental Law Center, SELC, on behalf of itself and three other organizations, has called on the U.S. Department of Interior to... more

1/13/2009

Rainforests Are Regrowing: Will Displaced Species Return?

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Vast stretches of abandoned tropical forests that were once logged or farmed are regrowing, prompting a international debate among scientists who met at the... more

1/9/2009

Obama Vows Dramatic Action Towards a Greener Economy

FAIRFAX, Virginia (ENS) - President-elect Barack Obama today pledged to quickly implement a plan that will save or create three million jobs by doubling the production of alternative... more

1/7/2009

11 Eastern States Commit to Regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, January 6, 2009 (ENS) - Pennsylvania has signed a letter of agreement with 10 other eastern states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation... more

1/7/2009

Bush Conserves Vast Areas of Pacific Ocean as Monuments

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Just two weeks before he leaves office, President George W. Bush Tuesday set aside three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean. Taken together, the... more

1/5/2009

115 Groups Ask Obama's Ag Secretary to End Wildlife Killing

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A coalition of 115 conservation, animal protection, ranching, and faith-based organizations from across the United States Friday sent a letter to... more

12/31/2008

New National Wildlife Refuge Established in Cherry Valley

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A new national wildlife refuge in eastern Pennsylvania's Cherry Valley has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Service has established a... more

12/30/2008

California's Unclaimed Bottle Refunds Create Green Jobs

SACRAMENTO, California (ENS) - Unclaimed refund pennies on aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers purchased in California that end up in the trash instead of the recycling... more

12/29/2008

U.S. Edges Out Germany as World Wind Power Leader

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The national trade association of America's wind industry says in 2008 the industry had another record growth year - the third record year in a row and... more

12/24/2008

Obama Chooses Science Team for Planetary Survival, Prosperity

CHICAGO, Illinois (ENS) - President-elect Barack Obama indicated Satuday that he will be making decisions "based on science and facts rather than on ideology" as he introduced the... more

12/19/2008

Commerce Secretary Rules for California Beach, Against Toll Road

SAN DEIGO, California (ENS) - Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Thursday upheld objections by the California Coastal Commission over the Transportation Corridor Agency's plans... more

12/18/2008

Lawsuit Challenges 11th Hour Cuts in Endangered Species Protections

SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - Regulations announced by Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne last week that would exempt many federal activities, including those that generate... more

12/17/2008

Bush Administration Covered Up 500+ Blocked Water Pollution Cases

WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2008 (ENS) - The results of a Congressional investigation released today details the collapse of the Clean Water Act enforcement program in the wake... more

12/16/2008

New York Requires Statewide Plastic Bag Recycling

ALBANY, New York (ENS) - New York Governor David Paterson Saturday signed legislation to increase the collection and recycling of plastic carryout bags from large stores and retail... more

12/12/2008

EPA Abandons Attempts to Change Clean Air Rules

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Bush administration has dropped plans to adopt two Clean Air Act rules that would have allowed power plants and other polluters to increase smog and soot... more

12/11/2008

One-Fifth of the World's Corals Are Dead: Climate Change to Blame

TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia (ENS) - The world has lost 19 percent of its coral reefs, according to the 2008 global update of the world's reef status issued Wednesday. Climate... more

12/10/2008

Obama Would 'Save the Planet' By Repowering America

CHICAGO, Illinois (ENS) - President-elect Barack Obama signaled that he is ready to tackle the climate crisis immediately upon taking office, following a meeting Tuesday with former... more

12/4/2008

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose by 1.4 Percent in 2007

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 7,282 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 2007 - an increase of 1.4 percent from the 2006 level, federal... more

12/3/2008

Climate Change Could Ruin Florida's $5.5 Billion Reef Economy

SARASOTA, Florida (ENS) - A new analysis of economic activity generated by Florida's coral reefs finds that some 70,000 jobs and more than $5.5 billion in business in the state could... more

12/3/2008

Ozark Land Purchase Protects Brilliant Blue Warblers

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (ENS) - Rare and vulnerable to extinction, bright blue migratory songbirds can be seen flying through the trees on an 80 acre piece of land in the watershed of... more

12/2/2008

New York's Great White Way Goes Green

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - The millions of lights on theater marquees and billboard advertisements that illuminate The Great White Way are being replaced by energy-saving bulbs... more

12/1/2008

Clean Energy Can Fuel Economic Revival, Green Groups Tell Obama

By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - President-elect Barack Obama can revive the U.S. economy - and aggressively combat climate change - by investing in clean energy... more

11/28/2008

Climate Change Could Destroy Vast Forests, Report Warns

BOGOR, Indonesia, November 28, 2008 (ENS) - Without immediate concerted action by governments, climate change could have a devastating effect on the world's forests and the nearly one... more

11/24/2008

Stormwater Pollution to Lower St. Johns River Controlled

ATLANTIC BEACH, Florida (ENS) - The Lower St. Johns River will run cleaner now that a stormwater retrofitting project is complete at the City of Atlantic Beach. "The... more

11/24/2008

Two-year Milestones Set to Speed Chesapeake Bay Restoration

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - To accelerate progress toward cleaning up the nation's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Executive Council agreed at its annual meeting on Thursday to set... more

11/21/2008

Audubon/Toyota Alliance Empowers 40 Conservation Leaders

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Conflicts between conservationists and others in their communities inevitably arise - Curt Gervich of Viginia Tech has developed ways to help conflicting... more

11/20/2008

Four Klamath River Dams May Be Removed to Benefit Salmon

NEVADA CITY, California, November 19, 2008 (ENS) - Four dams on the Klamath River that have blocked salmon runs upstream to their spawning areas may be removed in the year 2020... more

11/19/2008

Meadows on the Connecticut-Massachusetts Border Saved for Birds

HARTFORD, Connecticut (ENS) - A former tobacco farm stretching across 450 acres of meadows on both sides of the Connecticut / Massachusetts border will be conserved as a two-state... more

11/17/2008

Ozone Layer Healing as Emissions are Cut Back

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The emissions of ozone-depleting substances should have "a negligible effect on ozone in all regions beyond 2070," as long as governments continue to comply with the... more

11/13/2008

Florida Sugar Land Deal Recut to Protect Everglades

MIAMI, Florida (ENS) - Florida officials have agreed to new terms for a land deal with the largest U.S. producer of cane sugar to increase the availability of water storage and flow... more

11/13/2008

Navy Wins, Whales Lose U.S. Supreme Court Sonar Case

By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar off the coast of California, handing a defeat to... more

11/11/2008

Obama Plans to Overturn Bush Executive Orders

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team are already reviewing all of President Bush's executive orders, considering which will be allowed to stand and... more

11/11/2008

New York Gets Tough on Smoking Diesel Trucks, Buses

NEW YORK, New York, November 11, 2008 (ENS) - Diesel trucks spewing plumes of visible exhaust and idling too long in violation of New York air regulations are the targets of a new... more

11/7/2008

Elegant, Endangered Whoopers Appear in Kansas

PRATT, Kansas (ENS) - The whooping cranes are back. Each year, some of these birds - the largest and rarest of North American cranes - make a stop in central Kansas, at Cheyenne... more

11/6/2008

Voters OK $7.3 Billion in Land Conservation Ballot Measures

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (ENS) - Voters approved dozens of land conservation ballot measures on Tuesday, demonstrating substantial support for open space choices despite the... more

11/5/2008

President-elect Obama Faces Challenge of a "Planet in Peril"

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - In a landslide, Americans Tuesday elected Barack Obama as the first African-American president in the nation's history. The Democratic senator from Illinois... more

11/4/2008

Youth Power Voters Get Out the Green Vote

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - In the countdown to election day, the national, non-partisan youth campaign Power Vote has been active across the country to make sure young people turn out... more

11/3/2008

New York State Sets Wind Industry Ethics Code

ALBANY, New York (ENS) - As the result of a state investigation into possible improper relationships between wind energy developers and New York state officials, the State of New... more

11/3/2008

Electronics Recyclers Held to New National Guidelines

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Recycling obsolete electronics is getting easier and more convenient as more manufacturers take responsibility for collecting and recycling older, unwanted... more

10/27/2008

Houston Retrofits Buildings to Save Energy, Protect Climate

HOUSTON, Texas (ENS) - Houston is about to become the first U.S. city to retrofit municipal buildings to reduce energy and water consumption as part of the Clinton Climate... more

10/22/2008

Audubon Innovation Grants Help Conserve Birds Coast to Coast

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - The National Audubon Society, supported by Toyota, Tuesday awarded TogetherGreen Conservation Innovation Grants totaling $1.4 million dollars to fund 41... more

10/17/2008

Final Presidential Debate: Energy Key to Economic Repair

HEMPSTEAD, New York, October 16, 2008 (ENS) - In their final debate of the election campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, the Democratic presidential nominee, and Senator John... more

10/16/2008

President Bush Signs Obama's Mercury Export Ban into Law

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - A bill introduced by Senator Barack Obama that will help protect Americans and people around the world from mercury poisoning by banning the export of... more

10/15/2008

Trinity River Audubon Center Opens This Weekend

DALLAS, Texas (ENS) - The Trinity River Audubon Center holds its grand opening this coming weekend with a host of free activities such as bird watching and guided trail tours, kayak... more

10/14/2008

Demolition Opens New York's Governor's Island for Public Park

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - New York City officials Friday began opening up the southern end of Governor's Island in New York Harbor with the demolition of 10 military buildings that were... more

10/10/2008

Sustainable Landscape Industry Takes Root in Texas

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (ENS) - The U.S. landscape industry has enjoyed decades of prosperity, but that will continue only if operators find more environmentally-friendly growing and... more

10/9/2008

Obama and McCain Clash Over Energy, Nuclear, Climate

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (ENS) - Energy and environment issues formed a substantial part of last night's presidential debate between Democratic hopeful Senator Barack Obama and... more

10/8/2008

Hope for Florida's Wildlife Emerges From Climate Meeting

ORLANDO, Florida (ENS) - "The power of people can make a huge difference in our success in dealing with climate change," said Nobel laureate Dr. Jean Brennan at the closing session... more

10/8/2008

Rebuilding A Greener Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa (ENS) - "My family and I are not flood victims but flood victors," blogged one Cedar Rapids man. "We refuse to let this flood victimize us. As many who returned to... more

10/3/2008

Bush Administration Peppered With Endangered Species Lawsuits

PORTLAND, Oregon (ENS) - The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity today filed five separate lawsuits in federal court all charging the Bush administration with political... more

10/2/2008

Oceans and Coasts Drive Florida's Economic Engine

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (ENS) - After some serious number-crunching, the Florida Oceans and Coastal Council has determined that Florida's coastal economy contributed over $562 billion in... more

10/1/2008

New York Tests High-Efficiency Wood Heat Technologies

ALBANY, New York (ENS) - Searching for efficient renewable fuels, New York State is investing $1.6 million in the evaluation and improvement of wood-fired heating equipment such as... more

10/1/2008

Congress Allows Offshore Oil Drilling Ban to Expire

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - President George W. Bush signed a consolidated appropriations bill on Tuesday that funds government operations through March 2009, including disaster relief.... more

9/30/2008

U.S. Flood Insurance Endangers Puget Sound Salmon, Orcas

SEATTLE, Washington (ENS) - The National Flood Insurance Program is pushing orcas and several runs of salmon towards extinction, in violation of the Endangered Species Act,... more

9/29/2008

U.S. Army Can Advance Mission Success by Greening Operations

SANTA MONICA, California (ENS) - The U.S. Army has become increasingly involved with environmental issues in every operation and must be better prepared to deal with them, according... more

9/29/2008

Long Island Sound Water Quality Upgrades Funded

RYE, New York (ENS) - Grants for improving water quality in Long Island Sound were announced Friday at a gathering of federal and state environmental officials in Westchester County... more

9/26/2008

UN: Tens of Millions of New Green Jobs on the Horizon

NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Efforts to tackle climate change could result in the creation of millions of new green jobs in the coming decades, according to a new report from the... more

9/26/2008

Paine Field Wetland Mitigation Bank a Washington First

OLYMPIA, Washington (ENS) - Today, the Washington Department of Ecology extended its highest honor to both Snohomish County and Paine Field Airport Deputy Director Bill Lewallen for... more

9/26/2008

Horizon Wind Offsets Development Impact on Prairie Birds

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (ENS) - Wind project developer, owner, and operator Horizon Wind Energy will offset the effects of its new wind farm in north central Kansas by investing in... more

9/25/2008

Estuary Monitoring Benefits Florida Keys Waterways

MIAMI, Florida (ENS) - The South Florida Water Management District Tuesday entered into a five-year cooperative agreement with Miami-Dade County to support long-term environmental... more

9/25/2008

Missouri Left 135 Impaired Water Bodies Off Official List

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (ENS) - Missouri's most recent list of impaired waters left out 135 water bodies that contain pollutants above the levels permitted by the U.S. Environmental... more

9/24/2008

Great Lakes Compact Clears Final Hurdle

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Great Lakes governors and environmentalists today applauded as the House of Representatives voted 390 to 25 to approve a bill to ensure more sustainable use... more

9/24/2008

$1 Million Will Enhance Pittsburgh Parks, Trees, Trails

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (ENS) - On the occasion of Pittsburgh's 250th birthday, the state of Pennsylvania will invest $1 million to enhance parks, plant trees and improve trails in... more

9/23/2008

Portland Tops the List of America's Sustainable Cities

SAN FRANCISCO, California (ENS) - Portland, Oregon is in first place again this year in an annual ranking of city sustainability released today by SustainLane, an online guide to... more

9/23/2008

Scientists Promote Global Cooling With White Roofs

SACRAMENTO, California (ENS) - California scientists have devised a formula to calculate how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide can be offset by increasing the reflectivity... more

9/22/2008

Dallas First Major City to Make EPA's Performance Track

DALLAS, Texas (ENS) - With a population of over 1.2 million people, Dallas is the ninth largest U.S. city by population and the 19th largest by area. Now, Dallas has become the... more

9/19/2008

Florida Funds Alternative Water Supply Projects

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (ENS) - For more than a decade, Naples Bay on Florida's southern Gulf coast has been subject to increased pollutant loading as a result of extensive land... more

9/18/2008

House Approves Offshore Drilling Bill

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Legislation to increase domestic energy supplies through expanded offshore drilling and investment in renewable energy and conservation won approval in the... more

9/17/2008

Texas Starts on the Long Road to Recovery

AUSTIN, Texas (ENS) - President George W. Bush and Texas Governor Rick Perry visited Houston and Galveston today to survey areas devastated by last weekend's Hurricane Ike.... more

9/16/2008

Bush Snowmobile Plan for Yellowstone Park Struck Down

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The Bush administration's authorization of increased snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park violates the fundamental legal responsibility of the National... more

9/15/2008

Hurricane Ike Claims Eight Lives, Millions Without Power

AUSTIN, Texas (ENS) - The center of Hurricane Ike slammed into Galveston, Texas at 2 am Saturday and moved inland across the Galveston-Houston area, knocking out power, water and... more

9/15/2008

EPA Loses Beach Water Lawsuit, Beachgoers Win

WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to develop new public health standards and pollution testing methods for water quality at beaches across... more