Environmental News Network

Alaska Starts Kill of Grizzly Bears to Boost Moose
For the first time since Alaska became a U.S. state, hunters will be allowed to use bait to lure and kill grizzly bears under a program intended to boost moose populations in parts of interior Alaska. >> Read the Full Article
EPA Says 21 Counties in Nine States Now Meet New Air-Quality Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that 21 counties in nine states are being removed from the government's watch list of areas in the country with the dirtiest air. >> Read the Full Article
Canadian Automakers Volunteer to Dramatically Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 17 percent over the next five years was formally signed Tuesday by the Canadian government and the country's automobile industry. >> Read the Full Article
Federal, State Officials Sign 50-Year Plan to Protect Colorado River
Water officials from California, Arizona and Nevada joined the federal government Monday in enacting a 50-year plan to protect the lower Colorado River and ensure states are able to get enough water and power from it. >> Read the Full Article
Tsunami Survivors Grow Saplings to Remember the Dead and Protect from Waves
As day breaks Sunday near the southern Indian coast, Idambai Duraiswamy carries a pot of water to an enclosure of saplings near the sea and pours it over a budding coconut plant that stands as a memorial to her 4-year-old daughter killed by the tsunami. >> Read the Full Article
New York OKs $1.8M for Cleanups
Several of New York City's brownfields will be getting some of Albany's green. An agreement signed last week by Gov. Pataki and the majority leaders of the state Senate and Assembly allocates $30 million for cleanup projects statewide, with just over $1.8 million coming to the city. >> Read the Full Article
Shell to Reroute Pipelines in Russian Far East Oil Project over Gray Whale Fears
Royal Dutch/Shell said Wednesday it would reroute planned pipelines at its oil and gas project off the Russian Pacific island of Sakhalin, bowing to environmentalists' demands who said the pipelines passed too close to the feeding grounds of the endangered gray whale. >> Read the Full Article
Tough Steps Urged to Cut CO2 Emissions in Japan
A Japanese government task force approved a draft plan Tuesday for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that significantly strengthens existing measures for fighting global warming, aiming at fulfilling the nation's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. >> Read the Full Article
UPS to Implement Environmental Initiatives
UPS, the world's largest private package-delivery company, is implementing two initiatives to protect the environment. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Mystified by Herring Decline
A steep decline in Puget Sound-area herring, a critical food source for larger fish, marine mammals and sea birds, has scientists mystified. >> Read the Full Article