HURRAY!! Updated Monday, October 6, 2008 at 3:28 p.m.ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears in the ocean off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum explor

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A book published by the U.S. Geological Survey reports that 99 percent of glaciers in Alaska are thinning or in retreat, especially at lower elevations.

Hansen et al."If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted," the paper states, "CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm [parts per million] to at most 350 ppm"

A delegation from the Navajo Nation and officials from five federal agencies went before U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman's committee

"Call me a cynic," commented Gibson, "but I hear a little bit of change in your policy. ... Sounds to me like you're adapting your position to Senator McCain's."

Collecting rainwater is as old as the hills in Africa, Asia, and Australia, but it is relatively rare in the United States. Now, though, rainwater harvesting is starting to get more attention as the American West bakes in a decade-long drought..

A sprawling and strengthening Hurricane Ike steamed through the Gulf of Mexico on Friday on a track toward the nation's fourth-largest city,

WASHINGTON-- A remote Alaska road supported by Gov. Sarah Palin cleared a Senate panel Thursday, angering environmentalists who say it is unnecessary.

A young black bear made a rare and surprising appearance along the Eastern Shore this week. Recent bear sightings, wildlife experts say, are believed to be the first in as long as a century on the Eastern Shore.

Gulf Coast residents make trips to the lumber and grocery stores and start to board up their homes while keeping a close eye on the path of Hurricane Ike.