new epoch is beginning at the top of the Earth, where the historic melting of the vast Arctic ice cap is opening a forbidding, beautiful, and neglected swath of the planet

The Great Lakes are now securely protected from diversion and misuse following ratification of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin Water Resources Compact.

Cleaning air in Beijing and in other large cities suffering from pollution problems by limiting car and power-plant emissions may raise global temperatures instead of lowering them, a German scientist warns.

Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important islands. Representatives of the island's 10 provinces, national government and the environment group WWF launched th

We can help break our addiction to fossil fuels like coal and oil by switching to renewable energy. In fact, with upgrades to our electricity grid, the United States could meet all of its power needs with renewable energy and support a significant portion

Are you seeking a "green" way to build your next home? If you're expecting 'trashy' results with this recycling effort, these houses listed below will surprise you with their depth of creativity, beauty and charm.

Imagine what would happen to us if rainfall was a thousand times more than normal? What if rates of disease transmission for malaria or HIV/AIDS were a thousand times more than normal? That is what is happening to plant and animal biodiversity today.

Climate change may soon make the tropics too hot for many native species, which will be forced to head for higher ground to escape the heat, U.S. researchers said

Growth in population and tourism contaminate the islands' environment with alien species and pollution. But some say tourists, not citizens, should be kept out.

The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis, according to an EU-commissioned study. It puts the annual cost of forest loss at between $2 trillion and $5 trillion.