The sequester took a 7.5 percent bite out of the Forest Service’s budget, nearly half of which is spent fighting wildfires.

Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City: With fracking already underway in 30 states and advancing at a breakneck speed, safeguards have not been adequate to protect communities, public health or the environment. I’ve seen the damage from the oil and gas industry’s unfettered advance firsthand. My...

An 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far East on Friday, sending tremors that prompted evacuations as far away as Moscow, more than 4,000 miles to the west of the epicenter.    

Chilean authorities fine the world's largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine.

The Delta Protection Commission voted 9-2 on May 24 to oppose the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) to build the peripheral tunnels as currently drafted. This is a huge victory for Delta advocates, fish, the environment and the people of California. The construction of the twin tunnels would hasten the extinction of Sacramento River chinook [...]

Benzene levels soared in a Colorado creek after a natural gas facility spilled hundreds of barrels of natural gas liquid. So why haven't those responsible been fined?

With an emergency rescue underway, Russia's 70-year tradition of placing research stations atop floating chunks of Arctic ice could be over.

David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York: Imagine finding a new species of fish on an alien planet.  Upon close inspection, you notice that the vast majority of individuals are female.  You think: this doesn’t bode well for the species.  And then, something magical occurs – a...

A proposal for cleaning up lead contamination from small car-battery recyclers in poor countries.    

This is a guest post by Caroline Selle Much of the debate around the Keystone XL pipeline has focused on the dangers of extracting and transporting the tar sands. Left out, however, are those in the United States who are guaranteed to feel the impacts of increased tar sands usage. Spill or no spill, anyone living near a tar sands refinery will bear the burd...

A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.

The U.S. reporting landscape makes UNGC compliance difficult. A new partnership announced today may ease the burdens. The post U.S. Companies Drag Their Feet on UN Global Compact appeared first on Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit.

Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is recog...

PHILADELPHIA (May23, 2013) - Cooper Industries, LLC will reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $340,000 for the agency’s costs incurred in cleaning up hazardous substances at the Lin-Electric Superfund site in Bluefield, W.Va. under a proposed consent decree announced today.Cooper’s...

This week, under questioning from opposition MPs, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver confirmed that his department intends to spend up to 16.5 million dollars on advertising in the upcoming year. Further details on how this taxpayer-funded PR campaign for Canada's natural resources will be run were lacking. Mike De Souza writes for Canada.com, that Olive...

Green groups turn away from the political tactics that failed them in the 2009 climate policy fight and join activists voicing opposition in the streets. By Katherine Bagley As decision day nears on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, the environmental movement looks different than it did...