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A new ultra-sensitive, low-cost and portable system for detecting mercury in environmental water has been developed by researchers.

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey studying streams in the Midwest have found levels of neonicotinoid insecticides at up to 20 times the concentrations deemed toxic to aquatic organisms.

Giant anteaters in Brazil have killed two hunters in separate incidents, raising concerns about the animals' loss of habitat and the growing risk of dangerous encounters with people, researchers said.

The newest addition to a Murrells Inlet organization is adjusting nicely to the salt marsh, fishing boats and friendly faces on the creek.

Approximately 65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs went extinct, 75% of the planet's many species went with them.

With the hottest June on record behind us, and a quadrupling of extreme heat events predicted by the end of this century, humans are facing a heat-adaptation challenge.

The task of trapping and relocating a 3-meter crocodile living in a lake in Rethymno, Crete, belongs under Greek law to the Environment Ministry, the islandA's Deputy Regional Director Maria Lioni said Friday.

A Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection Day is scheduled for the towns of Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, and Woodbury for Saturday, April 12 from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. The event will be held at City Hill Middle School in Naugatuck.

July 24, 2014 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , as part of its Science to Achieve Results program, announces the posting of the Request for Applications , Air Pollution Monitoring for Communities.

The Highways Agency is set to spend A 2.5 million putting up the special 4ft walls by the side of the road near Simister Island - junction 18 of the M62 - in September in the hope that they disperse vehicle emissions.

The misguided war on carbon, which has erroneously become the scapegoat for so-called "global warming," is showing signs of retreat in Australia, where a proposed carbon cap scheme was recently abandoned.

New research outlines the path to a possible future for California in which renewable energy creates a healthier environment, generates jobs and stabilizes energy prices.

Insecticides similar to nicotine, known as neonicotinoids, were found commonly in streams throughout the Midwest, according to a new study.

A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency said that they received a report of pollution in the Bessbrook River, Co.

As far back as 2010, the Ogeechee River has been called one of the most threatened rivers in the country by environmental groups such as the Southeast Environmental Law Center.

A regional planning council chaired by King County Executive Dow Constantine today unanimously adopted targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in King County, an important step in the effort to confront climate change.

China's plans for 50 coal gasification plants will produce an estimated 1.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year and contribute significantly to climate change, according to a report released by Greenpeace East Asia.

Norwich Northern Distributor Road supporters John Timewell, Vice-Chairman, Toby Coke, Chairman of the Environment, Development & Transport Committee, Norfolk County Council, Andrew Proctor, Leader of Broadland District Council and Tom McCabe, Director of Environment, Transport & Development, Norfolk County Council at the media briefing before the ... (more)

The House Appropriations Committee approved July 15 a fiscal year 2015 spending bill for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies after Republicans opposed Democratic attempts to remove 24 legislative riders.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was strangely absent in the wake of a major natural gas well fire on June 28 in southeast Ohio, critics say.