Environmental News Network

South Pole Highway Drive Will Show Viability of Alternative Fuels, Group Says
A U.S. team plans to drive from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole later this year to demonstrate the viability of alternative energy sources to replace fossil fuels, a spokesman said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
More Marine Animals Sickened by Acid
Rescuers worked Saturday to save more dead and dying dolphins and sea lions that have washed up on Southern California beaches, believed poisoned by a naturally occurring toxic acid. >> Read the Full Article
California Backs Lowering Formaldehyde in Wood
California regulators adopted new standards Thursday to slash the amount of formaldehyde allowed in wood products, a move they say will save hundreds of people from getting cancer every year. >> Read the Full Article
Ecuador Returns Envoy to Colombia after Spray Row
Ecuador will send its ambassador back to Colombia after recalling the envoy in December after a row over its neighbor's fumigation of drug crops along their border, the government said Wednesday. >> Read the Full Article
Great Lakes Fish Virus May Threaten U.S. Aquaculture
A virus in the U.S. Great Lakes that has killed tens of thousands of fish in recent years is spreading and poses a threat to inland fish farming, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Switching to Less Dangerous Chemicals Not Required in New Federal Rules
New federal regulations for chemical facilities neither require nor encourage companies to switch from potentially dangerous chemicals to less hazardous substitutes, and that has some lawmakers and activists worried. >> Read the Full Article
Sheryl Crow, Laurie David Enlist College Students in Global Warming Campaign
Their college tour ended, Sheryl Crow and Laurie David describe their efforts to stop global warming as part of the most important mission of the times. That's the hope of Grammy-winning rocker Crow and David, who produced "An Inconvenient Truth," the global warming movie that won the Oscar for best documentary. >> Read the Full Article
Clinton Says Damage to Environment Must Be Repaired
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that it's critical to repair damage to the environment and urged young people to make it a top issue during the presidential campaign. Clinton touted her plans to create a strategic energy fund, invest oil companies' "windfall profits" in renewable energy efforts. >> Read the Full Article
Studies Line Up on Parkinson's-Pesticides Link
Evidence that pesticides can cause Parkinson's disease is stronger than it has ever been after a meeting of experts who have put together links in animals and people, scientists say. >> Read the Full Article
Study Shows Sudden Sea Level Surges Threaten One Billion
More than one billion people live in low-lying areas where a sudden surge in sea level could prove as disastrous as the 2004 Asian tsunami, according to new research presented Thursday. >> Read the Full Article