Environmental News Network

Australian PM Plans to Restore Parched Rivers
Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced plans on Thursday to spend more than A$10 billion ($7 billion) to restore the nation's ailing rivers, making dwindling water supplies his priority in an election year. >> Read the Full Article
Live-Fish Market Grows, Stripping Reefs
The appetite for live reef fish -- a status symbol for many newly rich Chinese -- has caused the populations of these predators to plummet around Asia as fishermen increasingly resort to cyanide and dynamite to bring in the valuable catch. Entire reef ecosystems, already endangered by pollution and global warming, are at risk. >> Read the Full Article
House Approves Fees, Taxes on Oil Companies; Plans to Use Money for Renewable Fuels
The House rolled back billions of dollars in oil industry subsidies Thursday in what supporters hailed as a new direction in energy policy toward more renewable fuels. Critics said the action would reduce domestic oil production and increase reliance on imports. >> Read the Full Article
One Word: Solar -- A Guest Commentary
In a world where the gravest threats to the future are no longer characterized as merely an ethos, but as a planetary physical transformation, global climate change now trumps the comparatively mild worries faced by the baby boomers of the sixties. >> Read the Full Article
Prices Soar for California Citrus after Temperatures Plummet; Governor Asks for Federal Aid
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked the federal government Tuesday for disaster aid because of an ongoing cold snap that has destroyed nearly $1 billion worth of California citrus, and industry officials said shoppers will feel the sting through higher prices for oranges, lemons and other produce. >> Read the Full Article
Bush Readies Speech on Ethanol, Climate Change
President Bush's annual speech to Congress next week is likely to call for a massive increase in U.S. ethanol usage and tweak climate change policy while stopping short of mandatory emissions caps, sources familiar with White House plans said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Cambodia Says Asian, European Companies Are Flocking to the Country in Search of Oil
Scores of Asian and European companies have expressed an interest in tapping Cambodia's oil wealth, though it will be years before the country realizes the benefits from its offshore reserves, a government official said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Hindus Defy Pollution to Bathe in Ganges Festival
Hindu holy men brandishing spears and tridents charged into the sacred Ganges on Monday, after threats to boycott the world's largest religious festival over pollution failed to dent devotees' fervour. >> Read the Full Article
Chevrolet Volt Plugs Into Concept of Running Car with Electricity Only
Plug-in electric technology is seen by proponents as a key step in weaning the country off its dependence on foreign oil by instead pursuing cheaper, cleaner, domestically produced electricity. >> Read the Full Article
Montana Woman to Head Forest Service
Montana forester Gail Kimbell was named Friday to head the U.S. Forest Service and quickly came under fire from a Senate Democrat who represents her state. Kimbell, the first woman to hold the job, succeeds retiring chief Dale Bosworth. >> Read the Full Article