The combined impact of tourism, climate change and changing lifestyle in this internationally renowned adventure haven has raised serious concerns among environmental groups.

Sea levels could rise by up to six metres if the world fails to get pollution under control, according to the latest study in the Antarctic.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new standards that will improve the gas mileage of new cars and light trucks. The deadline to submit comments is Wednesday, November 25th.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A fast moving meteor lit up the night skies over most of Utah just after midnight Wednesday.

Its policies simply aren't working. Overall waste generated has nearly doubled in the past 10 years, with waste going to landfill rising by over 10% in the same period.

Rising temperatures are robbing polar bears of vital habitat and melting the sea ice they use for hunting and raising their cubs. In response, the Interior Department has announced a proposal to designate more than 200,000 square miles of critical habita

SEA Shepherd, the eco-warrior conservation group labelled pirates by Japanese whalers, is launching its most provocative anti-whaling campaign yet.

FRANCE says taking legal action against whaling is a "good idea" - although Australia seems lukewarm.

Extreme weather conditions have killed tens of thousands of starfish and left them strewn across a sheltered beach. A carpet of pink and mauve echinoderms, a family of marine animals, appeared yesterday morning on Lissadell Beach in north Co Sligo.

On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Jeff Watson, Member of Parliament for Essex, today announced $410,000 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for four projects to clean up the Detroit River Area of Concern. Thirty-sev