Cruise ships and large commercial vessels will be barred from releasing sewage within three miles of the California coast under a rule signed Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The state Department of Fish and Game in California plans to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers because the Corps requires that all trees and shrubs be cut down on levees. The Central Valley has little of its historic streamside habitat left, leaving the levees as habitat for many rare species.
The new price of finishing cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation is $112 billion. It estiamtes the costs through 2065 for cleaning up radioactive and chemical waste from the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons during World War II and the Cold War.
Sunflower Electric has only a year left to begin construction of its controversial coal-fired plant in western Kansas, but a legal challenge to the plant's air-quality permit is blocking progress. The company wants a rare type of deadline extension to allow the plant to remain under the pollution laws in effect when its permit was issued.
A bill in the South Carolina legislature would make it harder for environmentalists to sue to stop Savannah's disputed harbor dredging project. The measure also would hamper other suits brought by groups that want to see South Carolina's pollution control law enforced.
Food plants have jumped the fence from the kitchen garden.
Why give fresh flowers for Valentine's Day, only to know they will soon die. Instead, give an easy-care houseplant that keeps on living and giving.
A coal and gas interest group wants Penn State to disinvite a climate scientist scheduled to give a talk at the university.
AKRON, Ohio In an area of Akron, Ohio, that residents don't want disclosed live three colonies of wild, or feral, cats.
When Congress approved the Beach Act in 2000, I was hopeful. The law required the Environmental Protection Agency to develop federal standards for water quality that would protect beach users from pathogen-caused illnesses, and it called for modernizing an outdated approach to measuring beach water quality. I believed it had the potential to make beaches far safer for the nation's swimmers and surfers.
DETROIT A coalition of environmental and civic groups wants the Great Lakes states and the federal government to spend from $3.5 billion to $9 billion to close off the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Lake Michigan.
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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.
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.
