Environmental News Network

Jellyfish Gone With the Wind in California
They came, they stung, they left. Tens of thousands of purplish-black jellyfish that invaded Orange County beaches for the past week mostly disappeared by Thursday along with a red tide of microscopic plankton on which they may have been feeding. >> Read the Full Article
Growing Call among Californians to Sack Plastic Grocery Bags
In Los Angeles, in San Francisco, and in Sacramento, one of the most commonplace innovations to come along for consumers -- the plastic grocery bag -- is under attack. What would our world be like without these wisps of handiness? How would we get our groceries home? Or our homegrown tomatoes into the office? Or dog droppings off a stranger's lawn? >> Read the Full Article
As EPA Deadline Looms, Farmers Struggle with Air Monitoring Program
Hog farmer Bill Kessler hopes a voluntary federal program for monitoring livestock emissions will keep his 500-sow operation out of court for a few years. For $200, Kessler has essentially bought four years of amnesty from air-pollution penalties while the federal Environmental Protection Agency determines appropriate air quality standards for farm operations. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Initiative on Climate Met with Cautious Praise, Skepticism in Asia, Europe
A U.S.-led plan to develop clean energy technologies met with surprise in Asia and concern among critics that it may be a ploy to undo the Kyoto pact, the binding accord on controlling global warming that Washington refuses to sign. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Beaches Getting Dirtier, Report Finds
More and more U.S. beaches are being closed due to contamination, in part because there is more pollution and in part because of better monitoring, the National Resources Defense Council said Thursday. >> Read the Full Article
Sunoco to Pay $3.6 Million over 2000 Oil Spill
Sunoco will pay the government about $3.6 million to settle a lawsuit over a massive oil spill that fouled plants and animals at a wildlife refuge, officials announced Wednesday. >> Read the Full Article
Campaign in L.A. Tries to Pry Residents from Cars, One Driver at a Time
Getting drivers to take the train or bus has never been easy in this car-crazed city of endless freeways, where gridlock is so awful that rush-hour speeds average less than 30 mph. >> Read the Full Article
Researcher Puts Cows in a Bubble to Measure Emissions
How much gas does a cow pass? It's a serious question for California's dairy farmers, because the answer could cost them big money to comply with new state air quality regulations coming down the pike. >> Read the Full Article
Conservationists Seek to Protect Apes
The Austrian branch of an international conservation group on Wednesday said it was launching a campaign to educate Austrian tourists about how bringing home souvenirs made from parts of dead apes, such as scalps, could contribute to the extinction of some species. >> Read the Full Article
U.S. Joins with Five Asian Countries to Counter Climate Change
The United States and five Asian and Pacific nations, including China and India, agreed Wednesday on a partnership to use cleaner energy technologies in hopes of curtailing climate-changing pollution. >> Read the Full Article