While multiple agencies argue over the Columbia River system, changes are afoot in the Nisqually Delta north of Olympia. Already you can see a difference.

Global warming is happening faster than expected and at worst could raise sea levels by up to 2 meters (6-1/2 ft) by 2100, a group of scientists said on Tuesday in a warning to next month's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen.

Millions of trees should be planted to cover an extra 4% of the UK in woodland in order to tackle climate change, the Forestry Commission has recommended.

Forget new sewer lines; bring your own toilet, folks. When I heard that the City of Austin is fixing to spend $32 million to build a 3½-mile-long, 10-foot-wide sewer pipe under Lady Bird Lake,

A ban on shark finning in UK waters is to be introduced by the government, ministers will announce this week. The practice, which involves slicing fins from sharks at sea and dumping their bodies overboard -has been heavily criticised by campaigners.

ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2009) -- Scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth are calling for urgent research to understand the impact of renewable energy developments on marine life

A new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder indicates most of the world's low-lying river deltas are sinking from human activity, making them increasingly vulnerable to flooding from rivers and ocean storms and putting tens of millions..

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Environmental activists are taking to the Internet in a new bid to help save the world's rainforests with the help of major corporations including Starbucks Corp and Dell Inc.

With the beautiful landscape and wildlife of the Arctic at risk, President Obama must create a comprehensive conservation and energy plan to protect our nation's Arctic wild lands. Such a plan will protect the most biologically-rich and envir

The largest snake in Africa, a powerful constrictor that consumes goats, wart hogs and crocodiles, has been found east of the Everglades