In nearly every respect, it's an iconic hit to Cajun country. The Atchafalaya Basin, stretching from the rolling prairies of Concordia Parish all the way to the coast just west of the Terrebonne Basin, is the largest swamp in the U.S.

Hurricane Ike started as a tropical disturbance off the coast of Africa, then tracked south and slowly developed. West of the Cape Verde islands it became tropical storm. Few days later, Ike was a category 4 hurricane.

In the absence of national leadership, states have been forging ahead with the solutions to global warming. Knowing that our western states could accomplish more together than separately, the Western Climate Initiative was launched in February 2007...

The Blue Springs Heritage Center 33 acres (13.4 hectares), formerly the Eureka Springs Gardens, is a historic tourist attraction containing native plants and hardwood...

The clean energy tax credit will expire at the end of this year. Please -- urge Congress to extend it.

The EPA vetoed a federal plan to build the world's largest water pumping system in the Mississippi Delta, citing harm to the habitats of of endangered species, the destruction of thousands of acres of wetlands & poor water quality. Environmental victory!

The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has decreased to the second lowest level recorded ever since satellite measurements were first taken in 1979. The absolute record was reached last year, with 5.69 million square kilometers of sea ice.

On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 August, the National Forestry Commission, with the support of 300 planters in various parts of Durango, will attempt to break the world record by planting 300,000 trees in 24 hours.

The signs of a warming world are everywhere: birds are migrating with changing temperatures; coral reefs are dying out due to bleaching; warmer winters are allowing beetles to devour Canadian forests; and the Northwest Passage has opened for the second..

President Bush on Monday said he was considering creating two protected areas in the Pacific Ocean, including one that would be the world's largest -- four-and-a-half-times larger than all the national parks and nearly the size of Alaska.