Environmental News Network

PM Says Australia Must Put Price on Carbon Emissions
Australia must place a price on carbon emissions to fight climate change, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday in an apparent softening on his refusal to join in global carbon trading. >> Read the Full Article
EU Wants Cleaner Fuel to Combat Climate Change
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed requirements to make fuel for transport vehicles cleaner as of 2011 to cut emissions of gasses that contribute to global warming. >> Read the Full Article
Polar Bears Put Alaska Oil Development on Thin Ice
Until now, the Alaskan oil industry and polar bears have coexisted peacefully, but proposals by the U.S. government to list polar bears as endangered by global warming have cast a shadow on oil development on Alaska's North Slope. >> Read the Full Article
EPA Plan to Tighten Smog Standards Collides with Bush Goal to Cut Gas Use
Federal scientists want to tighten smog standards, a step that would allow tens of millions of Americans to breathe easier. The plan also would run head-on into President Bush's hopes of weaning Americans from gasoline by using more smog-producing ethanol. >> Read the Full Article
California May Ban Conventional Lightbulbs by 2012
A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California's groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. >> Read the Full Article
USDA Seeks Land Reserve of 6,250 Acres in Arkansas
Federal and state officials will spend $9.4 million to enroll up to 6,250 acres of land in northeast Arkansas into a program to restore hardwood forests, boost animal populations, improve water quality and sequester carbon, federal officials said on Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Australian State Leader Says Drinking Water Must Be Recycled
An Australian state plans to introduce recycled sewage to its drinking water as a record drought threatens water supplies around the nation, a state leader said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Washington Lawmakers Considering Legislation for Biofuels Production Incentives
Plenty of farmers and others in Washington state love the idea of growing crops to make clean-burning vehicle fuels to cut pollution and the nation's reliance on foreign oil. >> Read the Full Article
Report Warns of Obstacles to Sustainable Biofuels Sector
The benefits of biofuel made from beets, sugar cane and other crops may be weakened if the sector continues to expand without controls and trade agreements, an environmental think tank said on Friday. >> Read the Full Article
New Suit Planned Over Brooklyn Oil Spill
An environmental group and several city politicians said Wednesday they plan to file a new lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp. over its handling of a huge underground oil spill in Brooklyn. >> Read the Full Article