Environmental News Network

Two Still Fighting Dump Near Joshua Tree
From their trailer in the middle of the desert, Larry and Donna Charpied two-finger typed the first lawsuit they filed to stop Los Angeles County from putting one of the nation's biggest dumps on the edge of Joshua Tree National Park. And won. >> Read the Full Article
Amazon Dam Project Draws Heated Opposition in Brazil
Rubber tappers, fishermen and Indians in western Brazil have joined environmental groups in battling a planned $9 billion hydroelectric project that will flood one of the Amazon's main tributaries. >> Read the Full Article
China to Boost Energy Profile with U.S.
China next week hosts a wide-ranging summit of U.S. and Asian energy ministers that will boost the energy profile of the world's number-two oil consumer as it seeks greater leverage over crude prices. >> Read the Full Article
After Nearly a Century, Water Returning to River That Helped Build LA
In Los Angeles, William Mulholland is remembered as the visionary who helped transform L.A. from a dusty desert town into a metropolis by building a 240-mile aqueduct in 1913 that brought water from the Sierra Nevada to the city. >> Read the Full Article
Industry Group Says Norway Needs to Step Up Offshore Exploration
Norway needs to open up new offshore oil exploration areas and step up the search in existing zones if it is to remain a key oil exporter, a national oil industry association report said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Water War along Mexico-California Border Sparked by Proposed Improvements to Canal
Government lawyers are urging a federal appeals court to allow a section of a canal separating California and Mexico to be lined with cement to stop millions of gallons of water from seeping south of the border each year. >> Read the Full Article
German High-Tech Sky Sail May Cut Costs, Emissions
Putting a harness on ocean winds, a German shipping company plans to unfurl a giant high-tech kite over a cargo ship next year to boost the vessel's propulsion and to conserve fuel. >> Read the Full Article
Radioactive Find Prompts Survey of Area
Six areas of overgrown, radioactive dirt mounds have been found east of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, prompting plans to survey all of the 6,463-acre West Kentucky Wildlife Management area to see if there are more. >> Read the Full Article
Study Shows Warhead Plutonium Long-Lasting
The plutonium in nuclear warheads will be reliable for as long as 100 years, twice as long as previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday, raising questions by some critics over the need to replace aging weapons. >> Read the Full Article
Judge Suspends Government Auction of Oil Concessions
A federal judge in Brasilia suspended an annual government auction at which Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and Argentine companies had won oil exploration and production concessions. >> Read the Full Article