Environmental News Network

Review Panel: Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen
A chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and stain-resistant products should be considered a "likely" carcinogen, according to an independent scientific review panel advising the EPA. >> Read the Full Article
Environmentalists Say Stopping Aid to Palestinians Would Harm Whole Region
Threats of withdrawing foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority following the Hamas election victory jeopardize environmental projects vital to Israel as well, Palestinian, Israeli and international officials said. >> Read the Full Article
Mexico Signs Agreement to Drastically Cut Fuel Emissions, Improve Air Quality
Mexico has launched an ambitious plan to drastically cut fuel emissions and improve air quality, the environment secretary said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Unique Australian Trees Endangered
The only known wild stand of a tree species dating to Jurassic times has been endangered by a deadly disease probably introduced by an unauthorized hiker, a government official said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
North Carolina Sues TVA, Citing Air Pollution as Public Nuisance
North Carolina's attorney general sued the Tennessee Valley Authority on Monday, accusing the nation's largest federal utility of causing a public nuisance in his state by failing to reduce pollution from its coal-fired power plants. >> Read the Full Article
EPA Strikes Pollution Deal with Factory-Style Animal Farms
The Bush administration will let thousands of factory-style farms escape severe penalties for fouling the air and water with animal excrement in exchange for data to help curb future pollution. >> Read the Full Article
California Starts Monitoring Air Pollution in Farm Town Plagued by Pesticides, Smog
With crop dusters buzzing the skies above, spray rigs stalking the fields and the occasional pesticide drift that hospitalizes scores of people, airborne chemicals are a fact of life in the little farm towns of the San Joaquin Valley. >> Read the Full Article
Lawmaker Calls for Official Status for Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Everyone thought the humuhumunukunukuapuaa was Hawaii's state fish. As it turns out, the brightly colored fish with the excessively long name has been dethroned. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Mogul Pledges $40 Million to Mozambique Park
U.S. Internet mogul Greg Carr has committed up to $40 million of his own cash to help rebuild a game park in Mozambique which he hopes to restock with animals from elsewhere in Africa. >> Read the Full Article
Deep-Sea Drill Set for Climate Research
The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives. Completed last year, the ship houses the world's biggest deep-sea drill, sports a high-tech floating laboratory and boasts a $500 million price tag. >> Read the Full Article