Environment News

Indigenous use of fire for hunting is an unlikely contributor to long-term carbon emissions, but it is an effective environmental management and recovery tool against agribusiness deforestation, a new study from Indiana University and Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation has found.

What is a Republican mayor from a conservative state that still depends heavily on coal doing on a White House panel on global warming and climate change? Good question.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Pacific Southwest Region yesterday announced eight winners of its 2013 Environmental Champion awards.The annual awards are given to groups and individuals who have made significant contributions to protect the environment in their communities.

Tiny bits of plastic rubbish ingested by marine worms is significantly harming their health and will have wider impact on ocean ecosystems, scientists have found.

Lately, robots have been taking over all kinds of jobs that humans used to do on the farm - from thinning lettuce to harvesting spinach .

Parker Liautaud, 19, third from left, is attempting to set a speed record for transiting Antarctica from the coast to the South Pole.

A satellite that was part of a joint effort between the China and Brazil failed to enter orbit earlier this week.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on environmental rules aiming to reduce smog that drifts from one state to another.

This April 18, 2013 file photo shows a golden eagle flying over a wind turbine on Duke energy's top of the world wind farm in Converse County Wyo.

The former vice president has taken a special interest to this topic since he first became a congressman.

As a master's student in conservation biology and environmental policy, I get this question often from my left-leaning, but financially focused, friends.

Formed at the lowest part of a river where its water flow slows and spreads into the sea, deltas are sediment-rich, biodiverse areas, a valuable source of seafood, fertile ground for agriculture, and host to ports important for transportation.

Fritz Heneman has achieved considerable professional success as an expert with years of experience in environmental and remediation/reclamation as well as toxic chemical decontamination and demilitarization.

Everyone knows something about the environmental troubles we have put ourselves in and we've all heard several "helpful" tips, like walking to work or turning the light off when you leave the room to save gas or energy.

ENERGY Secretary Ed Davey has said investment in a massive new biomass plant and plans for clean coal carbon capture technology at western Europe's largest power station are a win for the environment.

Mill Creek power plant emissions in 2007. LG&E is spending nearly $1 billion on environmental upgrades to reduce emissions.

Eight Northeastern and mid-Atlantic governors on Monday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require "upwind" states in the Midwest and South to curb ozone-forming pollution from their power plants, which they say travels downwind and poses health risks to their citizens.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized GREENCROWN Energy LLC a full-service energy consulting company specializing in energy supply cost reduction and turnkey cogeneration systems development for its ongoing efforts to improve the U.S. energy supply system by supporting combined heat and power .

A man paddles a raft along a flooded street as residents are seen atop a partially submerged building in Yuyao, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 10, 2013.

Europeans with long-term exposure to particulate pollution from road traffic or industry run a higher risk of premature death, even if air quality meets EU standards, a study said on Monday.