The Interior Department is charged with managing the nation's physical resources in a balanced way. After eight years in which nature was often sacrificed to private interests, it is a relief to see the department taking that responsibility seriously.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - To drill or not drill for new oil and gas. That was the issue that drove a wedge Friday between young people and many of the older delegates at the United Nations-affiliated Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change.

the Federal District Court in Reno, Nevada will begin a two day injunction hearing to protect the world-recognized Shoshone spiritual area, Mt. Tenabo from what would be one of the U.S.' largest open pit cyanide heap leach gold mines. Just two months...

In the past few decades, Sumatra's lowland forests have shrunk dramatically, from 16 million hectares in 1900 to just 500,000-600,000 hectares today. With your support we can stop this destruction. Tropical rainforests are phenomenally rich in wildlife.

Just by endorsing the fact of global warming you can help raise awareness of the problem. A great way to remind you of the changes you need to make to stop global warming!

Sudan's Darfur conflict has devastated the environment in the region, stripping forests and destroying farmland, according to a U.N. report.

About the Challenge On July 17, Al Gore challenged America to produce 100 percent of our electricity from energy sources with zero carbon emissions - and to do so within 10 years. His speech, and the resulting dialogue, is resetting the way...

In February 2006, Greenpeace, Sierra Club and other groups celebrated a historic agreement with government and industry to bring an end to the "war in the woods" Less than a year later, observers say the agreement may be unraveling.

There is no shortage of scientific studies documenting the degradation of the world's oceans, the decline of marine ecosystems and the collapse of important fish species. Several have appeared in the last month. What is in short supply is a sustained effo

The international environmental movement, in more than 39 countries, will mobilize at the time of the conference, on December 8th. The planetary community is calling for courageous and unprecedented decisions from governments, from institutions...