by Lisa Hymas. It’s not often that natalism makes the news — and with guns and bombs and hostages, no less!  Read More →

by Agence France-Presse. MOSCOW — Russia lost forests with an economic value of at least $300 billion in the wildfires during its worst ever heatwave, environmentalists said on Thursday. The economic damage amounted to $25,000... 

A secluded island in the Aleutian chain is revealing secrets of how land and marine ecosystems react to and recover from a catastrophic volcanic eruption that at first wiped life off the island. Kasatochi, an island in the Alaska Maritime... 

The Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated coral... 

by Randy Rieland. Now that our summer with the Senate is over — it was a lot like watching reruns of a show you didn’t like the first time around — it’s time to move on to something with a pulse. And what could... 

It’ll take years to fully know the effects of the BP oil spill on wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico. One thing we do know now is what that wildlife was like before the 206 million gallons of oil spewed into the water. For that knowledge,... 

ENN is proud to announce our newest affiliate, ARKive. ENN partners with leaders in environmental and sustainability issues to bring you cutting edge news to help you stay up to date on the important issues of the day. Endangered species... 

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed the cleanup of a superfund site in Long Hill Township and Harding Township, Morris County, NJ. The site, at the edge of a National Wildlife Refuge, had formerly... 

by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS — BP began sealing its runaway oil well in the Gulf of Mexico with cement Thursday, one of the final steps to plug the gusher at the center of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.... 

by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS — Hopes for an end to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster rose Wednesday as BP prepared to permanently seal its runaway well with cement and U.S. officials said that three-quarters of the toxic... 

Wildlife experts in the United States have announced an ambitious plan to rescue hundreds of turtle nests and eggs from the potential impacts of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Using a strategy never tested before on such a massive... 

by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS — Incoming BP boss Bob Dudley vowed on Friday that the British energy giant would not abandon Gulf residents for years to come, as engineers fine-tuned plans to kill a ruptured well for good.... 

by Agence France-Presse. SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Friday announced a new “citizens assembly” to guide action on global warming, in a major pre-election speech which was hit by protests and... 

By now most people know about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and its effects or potential effects on water quality and wildlife. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had released measurements of the... 

By now most people know about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and its effects or potential effects on water quality and wildlife. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had released measurements of the... 

by Randy Rieland. Crack open the flat seltzer. The U.S. is no longer the world’s top energy hog. That dubious distinction now goes to China , although China insists there’s been a terrible mistake . We actually have a... 

by Randy Rieland. We’ve gone from a gush to a seep in the Gulf.  Read More →

by Agence France-Presse. TOKYO — Tokyo’s Ginza district is usually abuzz with shoppers and office workers, but high above its skyscrapers nature-lovers have created a home for real busy bees — the ones that make... 

by Agence France-Presse. Here are the most recent figures on the Gulf of Mexico oil cleanup, provided by the U.S. Joint Information Center and BP (in some cases estimated and rounded). 553:  Read More →

by Randy Rieland. Climate scientists smeared in the “Climategate” spectacle have been cleared of wrongdoing in one investigation after another — but they’ve still got a lingering image problem. The play’s...