The Army Corps of Engineers acknowledged Friday that tests taken earlier this fall revealed 32 positive DNA samples for Asian carp above the electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, some within about eight miles of the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
DETROIT Two feared species of Asian carp have zoomed beyond the $9 million electric barriers built to keep them out of Lake Michigan. Now, the only thing left between the carp and the Great Lakes is a lock and dam in southern Chicago.
A trove of some 6,500 letters to and from renowned California conservationist John Muir is now available on the Internet.
With at least 300 horses stabled at Keeneland at any time, and as many as 1,900 during peak horse sales, disposing of tons of straw and manure shoveled every day from barn stalls becomes a major environmental challenge for the race track.
PHILADELPHIA Six years ago, when Barbara Melera bought the venerable D. Landreth Seed Co., it had been decades since Landreths were at the helm, and the company no longer specialized in the vegetables and flowers that had built its fine reputation.
The Kansas City area has violated the federal Clean Air Act, exceeding the ozone standard eight times over the summer, Missouri officials said Thursday. That makes Kansas City a habitual violator because it has exceeded the federal standard for three consecutive summers.
MIAMI A country's consuls are usually low-key diplomats who handle issues like visa applications. But under President Hugo Chavez, two Venezuelan consuls in the United States have been anything but low-profile.
MILWAUKEE - In a bark burl at the bottom of a woodpile, Paul Bobrowitz saw a mask with a wise man's face. In an old sewing machine case, he saw a handy computer printer table.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. In a widely watched ruling that could be followed by other states, California passed first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standards for new television sets.
Scientists funded by Shell and six other oil companies say that cleaning up oil spills in Arctic ice is in many respects easier than cleaning it from open water. The researchers' preliminary findings conflict with the conventional wisdom about how spills in Arctic ice would be difficult, if not impossible, to clean up.
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Welcome to “Going Green,” the Ledger-Enquirer’s latest section in our online edition.
This section is designed to keep you updated on the newest developments regarding Earth-friendly choices in our world, our city and our homes. As the “Going Green” section grows (pardon the pun), we look forward to delivering exclusive content about local efforts to be environmentally conscious. Stay tuned for fun and rewarding contests, as well as reader-involved segments addressing how we all can be more green.
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something green?
Last July, Rob Herrmann, his wife, Ann, and their two young children packed up and moved — about 500 feet down their street in Minneapolis. And into a house Herrmann redesigned, rehabbed and remodeled.
It's the world's first highway-legal, all-electric, two-wheel vehicle engineered to provide an eco-friendly alternative for commuting and recreation.
Albright’s Flowers and Gifts has been a Columbus institution for 70 years. New is the eight-month-old Friendship Cafe, which has carved out a space inside Albright’s.
An offshoot of the International Friendship Ministries, the cafe features sandwiches with bread made of organic, whole ground grains. You can choose from whole wheat, seed, raisin or Ezekiel breads.For businesses, going green is possible — even during tough economic times.
For bicycle enthusiasts, key innovations are making human-powered, non-polluting transportation distinctly more conducive for commuting.
