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Eleven Greenpeace activists were arrested after breaching EU security and carrying out a climate protest as European heads of state and government arrived for a Brussels summit, the group said Friday.
NV Energy customers set a record for natural gas use in the 24 hours that ended Thursday at 7 a.m.
Toynappers appear in court for first time
Excessive levels of wood smoke prompted health officials Thursday to issue a Stage One air pollution alert, the first for smoke-related particles in 15 years, and to ban burning across the Truckee Meadows.
It's a little unusual for a small place like Roche Harbor to host a salmon derby, so eyebrows raised even higher when the resort community on San Juan Island announced it would add a second derby.
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge recently conducted a controlled burn on 36 acres of the northern tip of South Monomoy Island. The burn was to reduce a buildup of vegetative growth on the surface sand that has created a thick layer of duff and woody plants.
More than $234 million will be funneled into Missouri as a result of a legal settlement in the largest environmental bankruptcy case in U.S. history, state and federal officials announced Thursday.
The California Coastal Commission found unanimously Thursday that substantial issues exist with the coastal development permit issued by the city of Eureka for the Marina Center project, and it will hear an appeal of the permit at a future
The California Coastal Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a permit to allow the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to decommission its aged King Salmon power plant and begin extensive cleanup of soils on the site.
The sentence of a man convicted in the death of a 4-year-old girl has been upheld by the Michigan Court of Appeals.
The U.S. House approved Thursday a consolidated appropriations bill, H.R. 3288, which includes federal funding for projects in Battle Creek requested by Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Bedford Township.
From staff reports TUSCALOOSA | Zach Dunn carried North River Christian to a 75-65 victory against Marion Academy on Thursday by scoring 36 points with 15 steals and 13 rebounds. Also for North River, Charles Wilson scored 16 points, Kerry Mathews had 11 points and 11 rebounds while Tre’ Allen had 10 points.
Brussels - European Union leaders were to hold a final round of talks Friday aimed at boosting UN climate talks in Copenhagen with an offer of some 6 billion euros (8.8 billion dollars) in aid to poor nations. More than half of the bloc's 27 member s...
Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.
“We need to do something, otherwise there will be nothing left,” said the tribal leader, 43, as he drove his black pickup along a dirt track. About 30 percent of the rainforest in the reservation has been destroyed, he said.
Most people I know refer to all evergreen trees as “pine trees.” To me, that's like referring to all dogs as mutts, or all plants as weeds. The children I teach often make the same mistake, especially at this time of year when they refer to every evergreen as a “Christmas tree.”
MOSCOW - Amid the torrent of bad environmental news in recent years, the story of Amur tigers in Russia offered a flicker of optimism. Nearly extinct half a century ago, the tigers rebounded when the government imposed protections, and their numbers rema
The holidays are a festive time at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and this weekend marks one of the season's highlights with the two-day Christmas Carols in the Garden.
Fingerprints and DNA can be vital to investigators tracking unknown criminals. As helpful as they are, however, it can pale in comparison to the wealth of information authorities receive from public tips.
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2009 2:10 am | Updated: 2:14 am, Fri Dec 11, 2009.
Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. A recently completed study measures the worst-case costs and possible remedies for natural disaster scenarios in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. If the counties faced a "100-year" flood on the Lackawanna or Sus
