'Hero of the Planet' Engineer Puts 'Green' Mark on Building Design

William McDonough is trying to change the way the world works. McDonough calls "cradle to grave" the Industrial Revolution model of extracting natural resources for products destined for the landfill. >> Read the Full Article

India's Highest Court Orders Coke, Pepsi to Print Pesticide Residue Levels

Coca Cola and Pepsi sold in India must carry a consumer warning after the nation's Supreme Court said tests of the soft drinks bottled locally turned up high levels of pesticides, a newspaper reported Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article

Experts Urge Action to Save Threatened Fish Species in British Waters

Fishing should be banned in almost a third of British waters to protect the marine environment and save threatened fish species, a panel of experts said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article

Congress Acts to Preserve Money for Environmental Farming

The House voted Monday to protect aid to farmers who convert to environmentally sound practices. >> Read the Full Article

U.S. Firmly Anti-Kyoto as U.N. Climate Talks Start

The United States showed no signs of budging in its opposition to the Kyoto protocol Monday as U.N. climate change talks began, a month after President Bush's reelection and Russia's ratification of the agreement. >> Read the Full Article

U.S. Workers' Group Says EPA Censors Comments

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency censored warnings that a Bush administration plan to build roads in national forests could harm drinking water, a group representing government workers said Monday. >> Read the Full Article

Durham, N.C., 'Tinkerer' Recycles Automotive Antifreeze, Sells it Back to Shops

All but worthless in itself, used motor oil became valuable enough 20 years ago that a network developed to link auto repair shops with re-refiners who turned waste oil into fuel or an ingredient in asphalt. >> Read the Full Article

Riverview, Fla., Fertilizer Plant Digs in To Prevent Spills

Bulldozers and dump trucks are moving thousands of tons of earth at the former Cargill phosphate processing plant, hoping to prevent a recurrence of the wastewater spill triggered by Hurricane Frances. >> Read the Full Article

Bangor, Maine, Approves Switch to Biodiesel Fuel

This time next winter, exhaust from the city buses idling in Pickering Square will smell like popcorn, thanks to the vegetable-based fuel in their gas tanks, the city announced Monday. >> Read the Full Article

Bakersfield, Calif., Shell Refinery Reaches Pact with EPA to Stay Open

The Shell Bakersfield Refinery on Rosedale Highway has received a stay of execution. >> Read the Full Article