Established in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly, the World Environment Day (WED) is hosted every year by a different city. It is commemorated ...

Winter increases pollution drastically. Keeping this in mind, the Massachusetts environmental officials are weighing whether to let four gas-powered plants switch to dirtier oil up ...

They absorb and transfer more carbon from the Earth's surface than was previously understood. New research on Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) reveals this behavior. Antarctic ...

When lawmakers evaluate the environmental effects of major federal actions, the views of local citizens and companies should weigh more heavily, a U.S. House Resources ...

'America Recycles Day'. This day is being recognized in the US with the aim to recycle electronic spares, goods and accessories. And if you have ...

20 percent of Amazon's 1.6 million square miles is already destroyed. Are you aware? Greenpeace was recently heard accusing McDonald for speeding up the destruction ...

When the world has focused its attention on the hundreds of people died and still dying in the 3-week-old conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the ...

Increasing carbon dioxide emissions have catapulted Kentucky to the list of states where the emissions level has more than doubled in 41 years. Kentucky ranks ...

Do you know, the Congo Basin loses some 3.7 million acres a year to agriculture, logging, road development, oil exploitation and mining? Yes, this is ...

The Tasmanian devil is reportedly the most powerful biter alive today. To add to it, its bit e causes facial cancer, which is spreading fast. ...

Here are two weapons to fight against global warming by cutting greenhouse gas emissions. They are new industrial technologies and novel financial ideas, scientists and ...

A new policy, while on one hand plans to restrict off-road vehicles, on the other, the same plans may lead to legitimize hundreds of illegal ...