Environment
By Cassandra Bent -- 03/29/10
Products covered with the plastic-hardener Bisphenol-A are leaking this coating into the U.S. water supply.
By Jackie Tiongson
Pollution in Asia is causing people to rethink economic growth.
By Tara Mastroeni
The world's first carbon-neutral city is being built. And it's not in the U.S.A.
By Kate Spalla
Sea lions along the West Coast are suffering. They are beaching along the Pacific.
By Stephanie Miceli
Just when Bostonians thought they had it bad, the Mongolian winter just might have been worse. 4.5 million animals are dead because of deep snow.
By Heidi Smucker
New regulations on the California coast are causing problems for the navy.
By Cassandra Bent
A sandstorm in northern China has created havoc.
By Ilana Spath
Efforts to address global warming lie ahead. Democratic Senator John Kerry is working to pass a bill that will give the coal industry $10 billion to develop cleam energy.
By Justine Frostad
Global warming is still a hot topic. President Obama's allies are pushing for climate legislation.
By Ilana Spath
We are back to the beginning. Scientists have just created the hottest temperature ever. And that is hot enough to break matter into the kind of soup which existed before the universe was created.
By Tara Mastroeni
President Obama is standing alone on the environment. Both the Democrats and the Republicans are against his push for climate change legislation.
By Nicolette Orlemans
The California redwoods may be under threat. A decline in fog could harm the Golden State's famed giants.
By Kate Spalla
In Vancouver, Olympians aren't just going for the gold. They're going for the green. That is...at least inside the environmentally-friendly Richmond Olympic Oval.
By Heidi Smucker
The Games in Vancouver are the warmest Olympics to date. The world-wide weather pattern El Nino is being clamed.
By Justine Frostad
Vancouver is going for the green. Olympic officials hope to set new environmental standards at the 2010 Games.
By Jackie Tiongson
The Hawaiian government has found a way to save money. Actually, about $1.2 million.
By Tanya De Jesus
This past weekend several world leaders gathered in New Delhi for the Delhi Sustainable Development Sumit.
By Stephanie Miceli
Ice may soon be disappearing from the Arctic. That is because scientists say climate change is making the sea ice melt faster than they thought it would happen.
By Brandon Penny
The Golden State may be moving backwards in the fight against global warming. A campaign has been launched to suspend California's global warming law.
By Justine Frostad -- 11/16/09
Bay State residents can breathe easier because the air is getting cleaner. According to government data, pollution in the state has decreased by 5% since the '90s.
By Alyssa Altman -- 11/16/09
Protecting rainforests has never been so debated. A United Nations plan to protect tropical forests and fight climate change could possibly threaten more plants and animals with extinction.
By Leah Mishkin -- 11/16/09
The environment's destruction is creating jobs. President Obama's recent trip to Asia touched on the subject of climate change and green energy research.
By Stephanie Miceli -- 11/16/09
At the Vancouver Olympics, athletes will be going for the gold... and cola.
Coca-Cola Canada says it will introduce its recyclable plantbottle at the Winter Games.
By Christina Clements -- 11/09/09
Ready, set, energy! Japan hopes to have infinite clean enery by 2030. Japan has few natural energy sources. But it is using solar and renewable energies to make the initiative happen.
By Tara Mastroeni -- 11/09/09
Even Elmo is going green. Every two seasons, Sesame Street's creators choose a core issue on which to focus their shows. And they've chosen the environment.
By Alyssa Altman -- 11/09/09
Tis the season for clean renewable energy. Next year, business execs are planning on spending more money on clean technology.
By Justine Frostad -- 11/09/09
Many Americans are going green... even after they've died. That's because the number of green burials is growing in this country.
By Andres Acosta -- 11/02/09
A bill to put a price on carbon usage and create jobs has hit the Senate floor. It is called the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. California Senator Barbara Boxer is the Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee.
By Justine Frostad -- 11/02/09
Chocolate is going green. Kraft Foods is using sustainable cocoa farming for its premium dark chocolate production. The company will employ only farms approved by the conservation organization, Rainforest Alliance.
By Stephanie Miceli -- 11/02/09
Don't have a cow... that is, until they stop feeding on feces. A coalition of consumer groups have urged the FDA to stop feeding poultry litter to cattle.
By Leah Mishkin -- 11/02/09
It seems the recession is green-proof. Despite these tough economic times, green products are still in demand. Many of them will be at the annual Green Marketing Conference which will take place in Chicago this year.
By Andres Acosta -- 11/02/09
Europe will soon be receiving solar power from the Sahara Desert. The project known as the Desertec Industrial Initiative plans to place thousands of solar panels in Africa. The panels will generate heat to power turbines.
By Tara Mastroeni -- 11/02/09
SoCal is going green for clean coal. BP and General Electric will collaborate on a coal-fueled energy plant in Southern California.
By Joshua Sackheim -- 10/26/09
If you go to Washington state, you may start asking yourself... is it getting hot in here or is it just me. That's because a new study suggests there's a vast pool of magma beneath southwestern Washington state.
By Andres Acosta -- 10/26/09
Environmentally friendly architecture is now hitting homes across America. In Colorado this month Blu Homes Construction Company has started building what it calls the Fischer Chalet
By Alyssa Altman -- 10/26/09
An unusual algae bloom is threatening migratory birds. On the West Coast, a single cell algae form is making hundreds of special migratory birds wash up dead on the beaches of Oregon and Washington.
By Leah Mishkin -- 10/26/09
Potentially hazardous objects in the skies can now be tracked by the click of a button. That's because NASA has launched a website for us to learn more about these objects and be able to monitor them.
By Brett Connolly -- 10/24/09
It seems as if the entire world has its eyes on the environment. And it all has to do with the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference. To get ready for the conference, environmental activists from 350.org organized a world-wide "Under Water Festival."
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster -- 10/23/09 President Barack Obama has called on the United States to lead the global clean energy movement. Today he spoke to scientific innovators and local politicians at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
By Justine Frostad -- 10/19/09
The UN Climate Summit is fast-approaching. But there seems to be problems. Global negotiations over greenhouse gas emissions have stalled but temperatures keep rising.
By Tara Mastroeni -- 10/19/09
This year we had one hot September. The National Climatic Data Center says that it is the second warmest September on record since 1880.
By Leah Mishkin --10/19/09
China is relocating thousands of people. And it is to make money. The Chinese government plans to move 15,000 residents located near lead production factories in the city of Jiyuan.
By Stephanie Miceli --10/19/09 Autumn is in full swing...and we might have a new reason to collect leaves. According to scientists, metallic fragments have been sticking to tree leaves. These fragments originate as pollutants and are usually emitted by vehicles.
By Christina Clements --10/19/09
Looks like we can add some new planets to the universe. European astronomers have discovered the existence of 32 new planets outside of our solar system. The number of exoplanets now stands at 400.
By Andres Acosta --10/13/09
The nation of Maldives is having its next cabinet meeting underwater. That's right -- underwater.
By Christina Clements --10/13/09
Move over green cars. And say hello to flying green. Qatar Airways has debuted the first flight powered solely on natural gas.
By Alyssa Altman --10/13/09
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar made a surprise visit to farmers in California on Sunday where he let it slip that he spends more time on California's water crisis than any other issue.
By Christina Clements --10/13/09
That's hot. So watch out Paris Hilton. The way the globe is heating up, Mother Nature might be stealing your catch phrase.