WASHINGTON A U.N. organization that regulates wildlife trade voted Thursday against bans on hunting polar bears threatened by shrinking Arctic ice and on fishing for the Atlantic bluefin tuna, a species that can grow to nearly 1,400 pounds and is prized in Japan for sushi and sashimi.
WASHINGTON When it comes to dinner, Puget Sound's killer whales show no respect for international boundaries.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - A backlash against efforts in California and Congress to rein in greenhouse gas emissions is brewing in economic hard times.
WASHINGTON Many of America's coal-fired power plants lack widely available pollution controls for the highly toxic metal mercury, and mercury emissions recently increased at more than half of the country's 50 largest mercury-emitting power plants, according to a report Wednesday.
WASHINGTON Many of America's coal-fired power plants lack widely available pollution controls for the highly toxic metal mercury, and mercury emissions recently increased at more than half of the country's 50 largest mercury-emitting power plants, according to a report Wednesday.
KLAMATH BASIN, Ore. On a clear, cool fall morning, a bald eagle swoops in from its perch on a cliff overlooking Trinity Lake in Northern California.
It is really hard to gaze into the huge saltwater aquarium at "The Seas" pavilion at Walt Disney World's Epcot without wishing mightily to jump in and swim with all those creatures.
SAN JOSE, Calif SAN JOSE, Calif. - American consumers regularly purchase everything from electronics to music to plane tickets online. But buying a solar system for your house? That requires research, arranging time for multiple contractors to come out and measure your roof, and comparing bids.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. A new report shows predictions for a warming climate could be devastating to duck production in the Prairie Pothole Region. Published in the February edition of the journal BioScience, the research uses a climate model that predicts average temperatures in the Prairie Pothole Region could rise from 2 to 4 degrees Celsius between 2050 and 2100.
A group of 29 governors is calling for a national standard for renewable power that they believe will help spur job growth, economic development and make the U.S. less dependent on foreign fuel. The lack of consistent national regulations and a complicated jumble of state standards is pushing investments abroad, according to a report that was handed to Congress and President Barack Obama Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday designated 1.6 million acres in California as critical habitat for the endangered red-legged frog, made famous by Mark Twain in his story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
LOS ANGELES Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to start making watered-down beer - as in cutting down water usage in its production process to help make the company's operations more eco-friendly.
During the next two weeks, a mass migration in the animal kingdom will be under way — and if local residents are not careful, also underfoot.
PHILADELPHIA This week, two things became clear.
SEATTLE ConocoPhillips will fork over $588,000 to pay for environmental restoration work around Maury Island where it spilled at least 1,000 gallons of oil in 2004.
WASHINGTON Climate change has already wrought "pervasive, wide ranging" effects on the United States, and the federal government has "significant gaps" in its strategy to cope with those effects as they accelerate in the future, a White House task force will warn in a report on Tuesday.
Birds, plants and insects native to the fragile ecosystems of Hawaii are, alas, well-represented on the federal endangered species list. And now there are more.
Q: It's getting harder for my 9-year-old dog to do the things she used to enjoy. How can I help her age gracefully?
Where can you get a green degree without breaking the bank? Here are 10 great colleges and universities that offer solid environmental degree programs for under $10,000:
Once again armed with hidden video cameras and tiny microphones, the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" orchestrated a sting operation in one of California's most highly regarded sushi destinations - a restaurant called the Hump - while in Los Angeles to receive their Academy Award, according to the New York Times.
Annie Leonard may live in California, but she has a prominent piece of Philadelphia on her desk.
With a theme of "Ready, Set, Go!" this year's annual White House Easter Egg Roll will focus on healthy kids and going green. According to the official White House site, the event will be held on April 5, 2010, and will feature live music, sports, cooking stations, storytelling and, of course, Easter egg rolling. All of the activities will be geared towards encouraging children to lead healthy and active lives as part of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign to combat childhood obesity.
Over a couple of decades, local farmers market advocate Renae Best has developed a seemingly unique theory that should appeal to people who subscribe to community-supported agriculture or shop at farmers markets.
This is the first in our new series in collaboration with Annie B. Bond, DIY diva and green living expert.
In today's economy, it seems irresponsible and even outlandish to consider a career outside of the corporate realm. After all, the corporate world is where the money is, and money is hard to come by these days.
Dear EarthTalk: Are there any health hazards associated with the use of the new silicone bakeware and cooking utensils? I have found information associated with the hazards/benefits of Teflon and other cookware but nothing on the use of silicone.
There's an old saying that there are three kinds of bankers: the ones who can count and the ones who can't. And, in fact, during the financial crisis we found that bad accounting and short-sighted thinking created a lot of trouble.
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, March 11:
PHILADELPHIA When wildlife volunteers found it hobbling along a road on a Delaware River island, the endangered bald eaglet was dragging its maggot-covered broken tail.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. In 2000, Lynn Scarlett left the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, to serve eight years in the Bush administration as assistant secretary of the Interior, steward for 500 million acres in public land. She later led the department after the resignation of Secretary Gale Norton, amid tumult over land policy and science's role.
