Arsenic in water near coal-fired US plants: monitor

2011-12-13T19:30:36Z

An environmental monitor Tuesday identified 19 new sites across the United States where groundwater near coal-ash dumps from power plants was found to be contaminated with arsenic and other pollutants.

The Environmental Integrity Project said the pollution -- in some cases more than 10 times the maximum contaminant level for arsenic -- is a direct health threat to thousands of residents who live near plants which use coal.

Durban just the start of fight for EU climate chief

2011-12-13T10:30:25Z

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European climate chief Connie Hedegaard, who salvaged Durban talks on global warming, has a next-to-impossible task ahead of striving to shame the world's biggest polluters into real action and tackling the

Brazil's Belo Monte dam better than alternatives: study

2011-12-11T16:30:31Z

Brazil's Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon will have fewer environmental effects than fossil-fuel alternatives and will be cheaper than other renewable energy sources, state media said Sunday.

Agencia Brasil cited a study by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro experts stating that alternatives...

Cambodia opens controversial mega-dam

2011-12-07T10:30:28Z

Energy-starved Cambodia on Wednesday opened the country's largest hydropower dam to date, a multi-million dollar Chinese-funded project that has attracted criticism from environmental groups.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the start of operations of the 194-megawatt hydroelectric dam, which cost more than $280 million, in southern Reuters) - Five U.S. senators urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to reject Republican efforts to make approval of the Keystone XL pipeline part of a payroll tax cut bill expected to pass through Congre...

EU court to rule on airline CO2 cap on Dec. 21: EU source

2011-12-06T09:00:21Z

DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - The European Union's highest court is expected to give its final ruling on December 21 on a European law that would force all airlines to pay for their carbon emissions, an EU source said on Tuesday.

The ruling was previously expect...

Mozambique's new forests may not be as green as they seem

2011-12-04T16:30:23Z

Foreign companies are spending billions of dollars to plant forests in Mozambique, but conservationists fear the investments aren't as good for the environment as they might initially seem.

Mozambique has about 400,000 square kilometres (155,000 square miles) of largely untouched forests, an area larger than Germany that covers half of the country, making it a prime target...

U.S. proposes less costly pollution rule on boilers

2011-12-02T11:00:25Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. environmental regulator said on Friday it slashed the cost of proposed pollution rules on industrial boilers by $1.5 billion year by allowing some plants to fine tune existing equipment or burn cleaner fuels.

The Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will propose a long-delayed rule this week that aims to slash emissions of mercury, soot and lead from boilers and incinerators, a measure opposed by heavy industry and by Republicans in Congress.

Shipping sector may accept price on CO2 emissions

2011-11-29T11:30:22Z

The world shipping industry could accept a global levy on carbon emissions from merchant ships under a deal that would also channel proceeds to poor countries, according to an announcement at the UN climate talks on Tuesday.

Maritime transport accounts for roughly three percent of world emissions of greenhouse gases.

But, like the aviation industry, it does not have any targeted curbs on this pollution, an omission t...

Shipping industry sees price on carbon emissions

2011-11-29T05:30:38Z

Maritime transport accounts for roughly three percent of world emissions of greenhouse gases.

But, like the aviation industry, it does not have any targeted curbs on this pollution, an omission t...

Nebraska lawmakers vote to reroute pipeline

2011-11-22T10:30:09Z

LINCOLN, Nebraska (Reuters) - Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to reroute a controversial proposed U.S.-to-Canada oil pipeline away from an ecologically-sensitive region in the state, and the governor quickly sig...

Nebraska governor signs bills to reroute Keystone pipeline

2011-11-22T10:00:30Z

LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) - Nebraska governor Dave Heineman signed into law on Tuesday bills to reroute the Ke...

EPA seen delaying CO2 rules on oil refineries

2011-11-21T09:30:30Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, struggling with an ambitious agenda on clean air regulations, will likely delay proposing the country's first ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, sources on both sides of the issue said.

The EPA had bee...

EPA rules could shut 13,000 megawatts of Midwest coal plants

2011-11-18T06:00:39Z

(Reuters) - Proposed federal environmental regulations could shut about 13,000 megawatts of coal fired generation, boost power prices, threaten electric reliability and cost billions to retrofit or replace most of the region's existing coal fleet, according to U.S. power grid operator Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO).

Over the past few years, the Reuters) - The top U.S. environmental regulator will propose early next year twice-delayed rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, she told the energyNOW television show.

"I can't tell you what the regulations say right now, but what we are planning to do is release them early next calendar year,"

Apple opens talks with China environment groups

2011-11-16T17:30:28Z

Apple has for the first time held talks with environmental campaigners who accuse the company's Chinese manufacturers of widespread pollution, participants said Wednesday.

The maker of the iPad and iPhone agreed to meet five Chinese environmental groups after they issued a report in Augu...

Smog pollutant may be tied to stroke risk

2011-11-16T13:30:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution might have a slightly increased risk of dying from stroke, Danish researchers suggest in a new study.

They found people living in urban zones with high estimated concentrations of nitrogen dioxide were 22 percent more likely to suffer a fatal stroke than people in less-polluted neighborhood...

Nebraska lawmakers vote to reroute oil pipeline

2011-11-16T10:30:19Z

LINCOLN, Neb (Reuters) - The Nebraska legislature on Wednesday voted 45-0 to advance a proposed law that would reroute the $7 billion TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline,...

Companies cited by EPA for fake biofuel credits

2011-11-15T13:30:19Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energy and financial companies caught up in a scheme involving fraudulent renewable energy credits could now face civil fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The EPA has issued 24 notices of violation to more than a dozen companies, includ...

Sierra Club Opposes Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban

2011-11-14T06:30:15Z

The North Star chapter of the Sierra Club has joined the fight against a proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage in Minnesota

The North Star chapter of the Sierra Club has joined the fight against a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in Minnesota.

Minnesotans will decide on the measure next November.

(Related: Second survey finds Minnesotans divided on gay marr...

Canadian PM eyes China after US pipeline delay

2011-11-13T20:30:13Z

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday that he was looking at exporting more oil to China after the United States delayed a decision on a controversial pipeline.

President Barack Obama's administration last week put off a decision on TOKYO (Reuters) - Enter the Neo. Part motorcycle and part toilet, it runs on eco-friendly biogas produced from sewage -- and recently completed a journey of more than 1,000 km (600 miles) across Japan.

The three-wheeled vehicle, developed by Japanese toilet maker Toto, features a toilet for a sea...

China official says air pollution rules too lax

2011-11-11T06:00:24Z

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air pollution standards are too lax, a senior environment official said in comments published on Friday, the highest level comment following complaints that authorities are understating the extent of smog that often envelops Beijing.

The level of air pollution in the capital va...

Democrats ax bill to block US EPA clean air rule

2011-11-11T05:32:00Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats defeated a bill on Thursday that would have blocked federal environmental regulators from slashing power plant air pollution that blows downwind to other states and causes lung and heart problems.

The bill, s...

Democrats ax bill to block EPA clean air rule

2011-11-10T13:30:10Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats defeated a bill on Thursday that would have blocked federal environmental regulators from slashing power plant air pollution that blows downwind to other states and causes lung and heart problems.

The bill, sponsored by Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and Tea Party favorite, n...

US lawmakers press Obama to approve pipeline

2011-11-09T21:30:14Z

US lawmakers pressed President Barack Obama on Wednesday to green-light the massive US-Canada "Keystone" pipeline that has drawn heavy fire from environmentalists, saying the project will create jobs.

"Your decision is crucial for both American job opportunities and America's energy security," more than two dozen members of the Republican-controlled Reuters) - Air quality in the European Union remains below some World Health Organization standards, increasing the risk of premature deaths and environmental damage, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) said in a report Wednesday.

Air...

Cashing in on Egypt's black cloud

2011-11-09T06:30:15Z

CAIRO (Reuters)- After the rice harvest each autumn, Egyptians take a deep breath and brace for the "black cloud," a thick layer of smog from burning rice straw that spreads across Cairo and the Nile valley for several weeks.

Environmentalists blame the burning of agricultural "waste," mostly ...

Celebrities pressure China over pollution gauge

2011-11-08T06:30:14Z

Several Chinese celebrities have joined an online campaign aimed at pressuring the government into improving the way it measures air pollution, as residents increasingly worry about their health.

The campaign comes as locals in Beijing -- one of the world's most polluted cities -- have started to question a discrepancy between US embassy readings of air pollution in the capital and official data that is often m...

Australia passes landmark carbon tax laws

2011-11-07T18:00:10Z

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament passed laws that impose a price on carbon emissions on Tuesday in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade, giving new impetus to December's global climate talks in South Africa.

...

Excess heavy metals in 10% of China's land: report

2011-11-07T11:00:28Z

About 10 percent of China's farmland contains excessive levels of heavy metals due to contaminated water and poisonous waste seeping into the soil, state media said Monday, citing a government survey.

Pollution from heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cancer-causing cadmium is often blamed for poisoning entire villages and crop-growing land in China as factory bosses flout environmental laws and farmers use toxic fertilisers.

The r...

Beijing accuses US embassy of pollution 'hype'

2011-11-07T10:02:21Z

Environmental authorities in Beijing have accused the US embassy of "hype" after its widely-publicised measurements of air quality in the Chinese capital sparked concern, state media said Friday.

The embassy's readings, published on Twitter, often clash with official data. On Sunday, it rated Beijing's air as "h...

Democrats block bill to delay clean air rules

2011-11-03T15:30:29Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Thursday blocked the first major bill in the Senate that would have delayed the Environmental Protection Agency's clean air rules.

The bill, which needed 60 votes to pass, got only 47 votes. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Catcher Technology, a casing supplier for Apple Inc, said a plant in China that was ordered closed due to complaints about pollution could fully reopen as early as next month.

It said in a statement that all improvement work...

EPA delays pollution rule for coal plants to December

2011-10-21T14:30:34Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it will postpone its final rule aimed at slashing air pollution from coal plants for a month, but made it clear it plans to move forward on the regulations.

The EPA said it needs the extra time to r...

EPA working on new wastewater rules for natgas

2011-10-20T14:00:18Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will develop rules for disposing of wastewater produced from the country's booming shale gas industry after finding that pollutants were entering surface water due to inadequate waste treatment.

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China state TV recasts spotlight on Apple suppliers' pollution

2011-10-19T09:32:07Z

SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Some of Apple Inc's suppliers in China have once again come under scrutiny, with state broadcaster Rick Perry pledged Friday to unleash a new economic boom by throwing open land and seas to oil drilling and tapping America's status as the "Saudi Arabia of coal."

The Texas governor tried to revive his presidential campaign with the first of a series of policy speeches, in which he pledge...

Greenpeace condemns Indonesia after deportation

2011-10-14T09:30:32Z

Greenpeace on Friday accused Indonesia of waging a vendetta against the environmental group, after the head of its British branch was denied entry to Jakarta to campaign against deforestation.

Greenpeace UK director John Sauven was blocked by immigration officials on arrival at Jakarta internatio...

House votes to delay pollution rules on boilers

2011-10-13T20:30:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to delay Environmental Protection Agency limits on pollutants from industrial boilers, its latest move...

Texas says smog-rule changes ignore EPA errors

2011-10-13T15:30:11Z

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Small changes made to a federal smog pollution rule last week have not allayed fears of Texas regulators who worry the new rule could lead to increased rolling blackouts, Donna Nelson, chairman of the Texas Public Utility C...

Most Republican voters back clean air rules: poll

2011-10-12T14:00:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Republican U.S. voters oppose congressional efforts to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency's air pollution rules, according to a survey conducted by two pollsters released on Wednesday.

Republicans in the Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it was committed to finalizing a standard on mercury emissions by November 16 after 25 states urged a court to force the agency to delay the rule.

"EPA is committed to completing the Mercury and Ai...

Greens sue Obama administration over axed smog rule

2011-10-11T12:30:41Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public health and environmental groups sued the Obama administration on Tuesday to overturn a decision that scrapped tougher standards on smog pollution which causes lung and heart problems.

Earthjustice, the SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - Shark fin soup will disappear from the Golden State's menu in January 2013 under legislation signed into law on Friday by California Governor Jerry Brown.

Strongly supported by environmentalist...

U.S. EPA proposes changes to air pollution rule

2011-10-06T13:00:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it has proposed changes to a rule that aims to cut smog-forming chemicals from power plants in 27 states. The changes could result in slightly more pollution, but save the measure's health benefits.

The change...

EPA easing air quality rule for power plants: report

2011-10-05T14:30:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to ease a new air pollution rule that would require power plants in 27 states to slash emissions, The Wall Street Journal...

U.S. says air pollution rule change is minor tweak

2011-10-05T11:30:22Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental regulators will not be buckling to political pressure in making the minor changes expected to an air pollution rule, an Obama administration official said on Wednesday in response to a newspaper report.

The rule would require...

Death toll from Taiwan shipwreck rises to six

2011-10-04T16:30:58Z

Taiwanese rescuers looking for survivors from a shipwreck off the northern port of Keelung found two bodies Tuesday, bringing to six the number of sailors confirmed killed when a freighter ran aground.

"Two bodies washed ashore today," an official at the National Rescue Command Centre told AFP.

Among the dead were three from Taiwan, including the vessel's skipper Kuo Tai-she...

Oil pipe lobbyist, State Dept too close: group

2011-10-03T13:30:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Washington edges closer to deciding the fate of a pipeline to bring crude from Canada's oil sands to Texas, emails between the company's lobbyist and the State Department show a cozy rela...

Four dead, six missing as ship runs aground off Taiwan

2011-10-03T05:30:19Z

Four sailors were confirmed dead and six were missing after rescuers saved 11 from a freighter that ran aground near the northern Taiwan port of Keelung on Monday, officials said.

The accident sparked concerns among environmental authorities as they feared hundreds of tonnes of oil may have leaked from the 11,500-tonne gravel ship, which was ripped in two amid high waves.

The "Jui ...

China activist defies officials in fight to save lake

2011-10-02T19:30:32Z

Prominent environmental activist Wu Lihong plunges his hands into a thick layer of toxic green scum and brown foam floating on one of China's biggest freshwater lakes.

Despite a two-decade battle to clean up the once-scenic Taihu Lake that earned him three years in jail, Wu says the water still "stinks" from pollution.

"There's no place in China that isn't polluted. There's no place in...

House passes bill to block EPA clean air rules

2011-09-23T14:00:08Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to block regulations that force industry to reduce unhealthy air emissions, such as mercury from coal-fired power plants, but the White House has ...

Power plants can comply with green regulations: FERC

2011-09-14T14:00:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. power plants can comply with new environmental rules without disrupting the supply of electricity if providers and local authorities have time to plan for the changes, energy regulators told congressional Republicans seeking to unwind the rules.

"I believe this nati...

Iran accuses protesters of politicising dying lake: report

2011-09-05T19:30:18Z

The drying up of Iran's largest saltwater lake is an "environmental issue" but some people seek to politicise it, media on Monday quoted the vice president for environmental affairs as charging.

"The issue of Lake Orumiyeh is an environmental challenge," Mohammad Javad Mohammadi-Zadeh, who is also head of Iran's Env...

Australian PM says to start talks on linking EU carbon trade

2011-09-04T19:30:05Z

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia and the European Union have agreed to start talks to link their carbon emissions trading schemes, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard<...

Obama dismays backers with air pollution U-turn

2011-09-02T18:30:29Z

US President Barack Obama on Friday shelved new anti-smog standards, dismaying supporters with his latest concession to the Republican agenda enforced by the jobs crisis and sickly economy.

Obama, who will next week unveil a major plan designed to create jobs, is facing fierce pressure from Republicans on multiple fronts, including demands by his foes fo...

Ozone in smog damages health even at current level

2011-09-02T16:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health experts lamented a move by U.S. President Barack Obama to halt rules on limiting smog pollution, saying the decision could endanger many people already susceptible to respiratory problems.

Under pressure from businesses and Republican lawmakers, the Reuters) - President Barack Obama put a stop on Friday to new rules that would limit smog pollution, unexpectedly reversing course on a key policy measure after businesses said it would kill jobs and cost them billions of dollars.

Obama said the decision to withdraw the draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality S...

Ontario "mega-quarry" faces environmental review

2011-09-02T11:00:13Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario has ordered a full environmental review of a proposed "mega-quarry" backed by one of Boston's best-known hedge funds, a move that may threaten a project that has already raised local opposition.

The project, which would supply crushed limestone for Toronto's bo...

Obama to drop smog initiative

2011-09-02T10:30:10Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unexpectedly asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to withdraw a plan to limit smog pollution, handing a big win to business and Republicans ...

Obama asks EPA to withdraw draft ozone standard

2011-09-02T09:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to withdraw a plan that would tighten national air-quality standards.

Obama said the request was made a part o...

U.S. researchers find Roundup chemical in water, air

2011-08-31T13:30:10Z

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Significant levels of the world's most-used herbicide have been detected in air and water samples from two U.S. farm states, government scientists said on Wednesday, in groundbreaking research on the active ingredient in Monsanto Co<...

Apple criticized for China supply chain pollution

2011-08-31T10:30:29Z

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese environmental groups accused Apple Inc of turning a blind eye as its suppliers pollute the country, the latest criticism of the technology company's environmental record.

Toxic discharges from "suspected Apple suppliers" have been encroaching on local com...

Greenpeace hospital boat lands in Bangladesh

2011-08-29T08:30:55Z

Greenpeace's famous protest ship, the Rainbow Warrior II, arrived in Bangladesh on Monday, ready to be turned into a floating hospital.

Bangladeshi charity Friendship, which was given the ship by the environmental campaign group this month, said it will take six months to convert the 55-metre (180-foot) long vessel -- renamed Rongdhonu, meaning Rainbow...

Court denies stay of wolf hunts in two states

2011-08-26T08:30:13Z

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An appeals court has refused to block wolf hunts planned in Idaho and Montana while conservation groups press a legal case against an unprecedented act of Congress that lifted federal protection of the animals.

More than 1,500 wolves in Idaho and Montana were removed...

Preserving clarity of Lake Tahoe

2011-08-26T02:30:10Z

Regional agency charged with governing the lake is unwieldy, making it hard to get projects approved that would clean up Tahoe and the detritus of urban sprawl

Stateline

We drive on U.S. Highway 50 toward Lake Tahoe, its surface shimmering with sunlight, the hillsides dense with trees.

I'm a little confused by all the hippies roaming about, until I realize that the jam band

Court denies stay of wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana

2011-08-25T22:00:10Z

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court refused on Thursday to block wolf hunts planned in Idaho and Montana while conservation groups press a legal case against an unprecedented act of Congress that lifted federal protection of the animals.

More than 1,500 wolves in Idaho and Montana were removed ...

Environmental assault

2011-08-24T02:31:22Z

GOP presidential candidates battle clean air, water by attacking EPA

Industrial growth and the popularity of automobiles transformed America from an agrarian society to a rapidly modernized country that became the envy of the world. But modernization came with a heavy price, as muscular factories and gas-fueled vehicles belched enough pollutants into the atmosphere. Allergy sufferers and those with asthma took notice. Africa and Europe will top the agenda at the fourth annual South Africa-European Union summit on September 15, an official said Tuesday.

The high-level meeting will focus on "national issues, regional and African issues and...

Nigeria sets up body to review UN oil pollution findings

2011-08-17T17:30:14Z

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday created a special body to review UN findings on extensive oil pollution in the Ogoniland region and propose remedies, a statement said.

The committee will "undertake a holistic review" of the United Nations Environmental Programme (Reuters) - Fuel leaked from Enterprise Products Partners' natural gas liquids pipeline into the Missouri River in Iowa has dissipated or evaporated with little chance of recovery, the Reuters) - DuPont was ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop selling its Imprelis herbicide, following many complaints by customers that the treatment has killed thousands of trees.

The ...

Hungary opposes Canadian gold mine project in Romania

2011-08-09T18:00:28Z

Hungary is opposed to a Canadian gold mine project in Romania using cyanide in the extraction process, Romania's environment minister said Tuesday.

"I received last week Hungary's answer on the Rosia Montana gold mine project. The Hungarians do not agree to the use of cyanide in the extraction process," said Laszlo Borbely, quoted by the Romanian news agency Agerpre...

City cycle schemes save lives, cut CO2: study

2011-08-05T13:00:15Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Public bicycle sharing schemes such as Barcelona's "Bicing" program or London's "Boris Bikes" save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study on Friday.

Bike schemes are becoming increasingly popular in citie...

EPA delays smog rule for fourth time

2011-07-26T13:30:17Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it would again delay issuing a final limit on smog pollution opposed by manufacturers and many Republican lawmakers until the Obama administration...

U.S. regulators delay smog rule for fourth time

2011-07-26T12:00:45Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it would again delay issuing a final limit on smog pollution opposed by manufacturers and many Republican lawmakers until the Obama administratio...

Parents' stress tied to pollution's effect on kids

2011-07-22T13:30:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children living in high-stress households are more vulnerable to lung damage from traffic pollution than children whose parents are less stressed out, according to the results of a new study.

"It makes sense," said Dr. Jane Clougherty from the University of Pittsburgh

Peru approves environmental study for Perenco pipeline

2011-07-22T10:30:11Z

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's government on Friday green-lighted Anglo-French oil and gas producer Perenco's $359 million plan to build and operate a gas pipeline in the Maranon Basin, saying an environmental impact study had been approved.

The 207-km (128.6-mile) pipeline will be located in block 67 ...

Bloomberg, Sierra Club make $50 million anti-coal move

2011-07-21T10:00:15Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined with the Sierra Club on Thursday in a $50 million, four-year plan to campaign for replacing one-third of aging U.S. coal-fired power plants with clean energy.

"If we are going to get serious about reducing our c...

Food And Farm No Till

2011-01-05T07:31:43Z

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2009 file photo, a farmer cultivates his recently harvested cornfield near Farmingdale, Ill., turning what remains of the plants back into the soil. A new study that suggests no-till farming, in which fields are left alone between harvest and planting, releases far smaller amounts of a potent greenhouse gas than conventional farming, in which fields are plowed while fertilizers are still breaking down in the soil. The ...

Antarctica Whaling

2011-01-03T01:01:12Z

In this photo released by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru No. 3 shoots a water cannon at Sea Shepherd's inflatable boat in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. The anti-whaling activists were chasing the fleet in the hopes of interr...

EPA vs Texas

2010-12-30T10:31:43Z

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2010 file photo, refineries and chemical plants release steam near the Houston ship channel. Texas and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are fighting over permitting and other bureaucratic issues, a battle that environmentalists, state regulators and the EPA ag...

Vegetative Wasteland

2010-12-28T04:01:11Z

In this photo taken Dec. 15, 2010, Neil Carman, a Sierra Club air specialist who has several degrees in botany, points out dead trees in Ellinger, Texas. Some environmentalists, ranchers and scientists believe the cause of trees dying in the area is sulfur dioxide emissions from the nearby Fayette Power Project, a coal-fired power plant. (AP Photo/...

EPA Greenhouse Gases

2010-12-24T06:31:10Z

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2010 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, listens during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. The

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