Environmental News

ION Media Networks, Inc. , owner and operator of the ION Television network, today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has granted final approval for the Company's $150 million debtor-in-possession financing being provided by a majority of its first lien senior secured lenders.

Rainbow Gatherers have flooded the Santa Fe National Forest near Cuba preparing for Saturday's July Fourth peace observance.

This article continues my Clean Energy Stocks Shopping List series. So far I've brought you: Kilowatts from Trash As I discussed in my recent article on Advanced Biofuels , I expect that advanced biofuels are likely to have to compete with electricity generation for feedstock, and electricity generation is likely to take a large part of the pie.

State environmental officials say leakage from a landfill is contaminating Vickery Creek in Marshall County.

The only public boat ramp on Lake Travis that will be open for the 4 th of July weekend is located at the Mansfield Dam Recreation Area off Ranch Road 620 just five miles south of FM 2222.

First there was Two Buck Chuck. Now, there's Three Dolla Koala. Fred Franzia , the vintner who shook up the California wine world seven years ago with Charles Shaw wines - nicknamed Two Buck Chuck because they sell for $1.99 in some states - has come up with Down Under, a chardonnay made of imported Australian bulk wine and priced at around $2.99 ...

Sims Metal Management Limited , the worlda s largest listed metal and electronics recycling company, announced today the acquisition of the assets of Fairless Iron & Metal, LLC in Morrisville, Pennsylvania on the East Coast of the United States.

Jul 2 - Fishermen who survive on US$7 a day by catching shrimp to make Bangladesh's locally known "shrimp fry" dishes risk destroying other sea organisms, an environmentalist says.

WASHINGTON, DC , June 23, 2009 - The man nominated by President Barack Obama to administer the Endangered Species Act rarely used it to protect species, according to agency statistics released Monday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.

Photo: Sam Hamilton (Photo courtesy USFWS)

SEATTLE, Washington , June 24, 2009 - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a five-year report finding that continued protection of marbled murrelets in Washington, Oregon, and California is required under the Endangered Species Act.

Photo: Marbled murrelet on its nest in a coastal old-growth forest (Photo courtesy HOPE)

WASHINGTON, DC , June 30, 2009 - Reversing a Bush-era decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today granted California's waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehicles, called Clean Car Standards, beginning with the current model year.

Photo: Traffic on Highway 101 at Universal City, California (Photo credit unknown)

When one engineering firm works closely with another, the collaboration provides a unique insight into the other company's strengths and weaknesses.

Clean-up to begin after Tiverton Soil Lawsuit is Settled by Southern Union

A Detroit councilwoman married to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit bribery, the latest batch of bad news for a city already shaken by scandals and financial peril.

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has declared Ozone Alerts in Tulsa for Monday and Tuesday.

Everyone loves to go on vacation. Now one hotel chain has found a way for you to enjoy your time away, while helping the environment at the same time.

BP Products North America, Inc. today agreed to refrain from unlawfully emitting pollutants into the air at its Texas City refinery.

Detroit city councilwoman Monica Conyers has resigned from office after admitting she took cash bribes from a Houston-based company in exchange for her vote on a lucrative city contract.Conyers, the wife of powerful Democratic congressman John Conyers, submitted her letter of resignation to the city clerk's office Monday.

The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area has a herd of about 30 bison with six recently-born calves.

Federal regulations enacted in recent years have resulted in fewer than half the number of landfills Oklahoma had 20 years ago.