Environmental News Network

Malacca Strait Meeting Asks Users to Help Littoral States
Maritime officials from 31 nations gathered in the Malaysian capital on Monday to hammer out ways to offset the cost of ensuring the safety, security and environmental protection of Asia's busy Malacca Strait waterway. >> Read the Full Article
World Water Demand Surging Due to Rising Population
Surging demand for irrigation to grow crops for food and biofuels will add to pressure on water supplies in a world where one in three people already suffer from shortages. >> Read the Full Article
Interior Officials Say Deal Near on Getting Oil Royalties
The government says it is near agreement with BP PLC and Shell Oil Co. to recoup some of nearly $10 billion in lost royalty revenue from improperly prepared oil and gas leases. >> Read the Full Article
Researchers Unlock Genetic Code of Tree
Researchers have deciphered for the first time the genetic code of a tree, which could lead to new varieties better at producing wood, paper and fuel. >> Read the Full Article
Drought-Prone Beijing Must Cap Population Growth
China's drought-prone capital must curb its rapid population growth or risk running out of water, local media reported on Thursday. Chinese environmental officials have dubbed Beijing, host of the 2008 Olympics, the driest major city on the planet. >> Read the Full Article
Federal Royalties May Be Avoided on Part of Massive New Gulf of Mexico Oil Discovery
Oil companies are under pressure to resolve flawed drilling leases that allow them to avoid federal royalty payments, including on oil from a major discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. >> Read the Full Article
Malaysia Denies Rain Forests Being Destroyed for Palm Oil Cultivation
Malaysia pledged to preserve its tropical rain forests Wednesday despite efforts to expand palm oil cultivation for lucrative bio-fuel projects. Western activists warn that the palm oil industry in Malaysia was destroying large tracts of forests and encroaching on the habitats of endangered species. >> Read the Full Article
Manila Wants to Siphon Oil from Sunken Tanker
The Philippines wants to drill through the hull of a sunken tanker and siphon off its cargo of industrial fuel to curtail pollution washing up on the central island of Guimaras, disaster officials said on Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Russia Concerned about Energy Project Costs
Russia's natural resources minister said Tuesday that rising costs at a natural gas project led by Royal Dutch Shell PLC is hurting the country's economic interests. The statement follows moves by environmental regulators to halt the project over alleged ecological damage to the Pacific Island of Sakhalin. >> Read the Full Article