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Criminal charges could be forthcoming as the Feds investigate reports that up to 101,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled by a petroleum pipeline company in Santa Barbara, California that has found its way to Los Angeles County beaches 100 miles awa
The problems are as much structural and systemic as they are natural
Is the world about to run out of drinkable water? A new NASA report does not indicate we will all be dying of thirst in the near feature, but it does paint a grim picture of the state of the world's largest underground aquifers.
Well-known Australian beach stinger causes panic when a single ones washes up on the New Jersey shore
Proof that a sixth is upon us lies in showing that current rates of extinction are above the 'background' rate prevailing in the previous five extinctions.
BRITAIN could face colder than average winters with a plunge in solar activity threatening a new "little ice age" in the next few decades.
An unsightly worm with a mouth in the middle of its belly, considered to be one of the world's "worst invasive species," has been discovered in the US for the first time, making its home in several Miami gardens.
Weatherization and other energy efficiency efforts may not be worth the cost according to a new study
3D-Printed Rhino Horns Might Stop African Poaching, But Environmentalists Aren't Optimistic
3D-Printed Rhino Horns Might Stop African Poaching, But Environmentalists Aren't Optimistic
Researchers have devised a new formula for calculating the maximum efficiency of thermoelectric materials, the first new formula in more than a half-century, designed to speed up the development of new materials suitable for practical use.
A noted Israeli hydrologist is helping drought-stricken California cope with its water crisis.
The Golden State is huge--in area, in population, in business, in culture, in agriculture--and it all relies on water. But the state's problems are a drop in the proverbial bucket compared to the developing world's water woes.
Charities looking for donations after a natural disaster may want to avoid linking the disaster to climate change, a study from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, suggests.
We now have more insights into how the clean-tech economy is doing from this year's sixth annual US Clean Tech Leadership Index. The index, prepared by Clean Edge, a research and indexing firm founded in 2000, tracks and ranks clean-tech activi
Yes, they went there. A little-known startup energy storage company called UET just announced a major milestone for its latest flow battery project, and the folks over there couldn't resist the opportunity to take a poke at the much-publicized Tesl
India's Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has reported that the country now has an operational solar power capacity of over 4 GW, with a significant jump caused by direct contributions from the country's National Solar Mission.
Biologists have use highly conservative estimates to prove that species are disappearing faster than at any time since the dinosaurs' demise.
Today (June 21) marks the summer solstice, the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Silent motorcycles and their riders cheat death on the Isle of Man
The salmon off Canada's western coast aren't doing so great. And while I realize how absurd this probably sounds, there's an app for that, too.
Religious leaders say pontiff's call for action brings urgency to existing support for environmental measures in Obama administrations's climate plan
A new study finds that the recent spike in triggered earthquakes in Oklahoma is primarily due to the injection of wastewater produced during oil production.
An extract from Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change, the environment and inequality
As water shortages grip California and the seven state Colorado River basin, many users feel no pain, while some face a complete curtailment. That's because the water management system is not designed to be either efficient or equitable but consist
A last great unprotected wilderness, safe haven for endangered species and home to native people whose subsistence lifestyle has survived in harmony with nature for thousands of years.
A bike lane in South Korea sits in the middle of a highway and is fitted with a solar panel roof. The path stretches the 20 miles between the two cities of Daejeon and Sejong.
Three months ago I was in Ecuador, a poor country, but one that has placed Pachamama, (mother Earth), in their constitution.
Energy industry groups and states that oppose new U.S. rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands are headed to court this month to try to block the regulations a day before they are to take effect.
Despite their disparate interests and diverse geographies, U.S. utilities have locked shoulders, especially when it comes to federal energy policies. At the core of their communique is the will to work with the Obama administration to reduce carbon e
