Drought Spurs Surge in California Desalination, Can Solar Help?
18 desalination plants are planned for California for long term relief from drought; is solar desalination an answer?
Natural Resources & Wildlife
Mega-Dams Don't Even Make Economic Sense, Say Researchers
As usual, small is beautiful, while enormous mega-dams wreck peoples' lives, the environment and pocketbooks.
Jaguars Get a Chance in US; Wolf Extermination Continues
1200 miles of critical jaguar habitat is being protected, while Idaho hunts wolves by helicopter.
Congress Gets Together on Wilderness
Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes is the first Wilderness area designated by this Congress.
Food Lion Joins Biggest US Supermarkets With Sustainable Seafood Policy
Food Lion's strict policy requires full traceability of fish, whether wild or farmed.
Brutal Cold Gives Forests Reprieve From Invasive Insects
Warmer winters have been decimating forests as invasive insects flourish, but not this winter.
Suffering Oceans Get Biggest Donation Ever From Bloomberg
Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $53 million in an all-points attack on declining ocean habitat and fisheries.
Nowhere To Hide From Global Forest Watch
This incredible resource allows everyone to see what's happening with every forest in the world in near-real-time, affecting supply chains, governments and more.
Environmentalists Caught In NSA Spy Web
Federal agencies and big corporations are actively spying on environmental organizations, and activitsts are in jail in Sochi.
US Bans Commercial Sales of Ivory
The US issues a National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory.