The day after Barack Obama’s inauguration, the new administration ordered a stop to all pending regulations pushed through in the waning days of the Bush administration.

A new federally funded study shows that cleaner air in the U.S. over the past two decades has led to an overall increase in life expectancy of nearly five months for Americans on average.

Spring Break is just around the bend. But before you start silk screening T-shirts that read "I survived Spring Break 2009" for you and your buddies, or sign up for that wet T-shirt contest, consider an eco-friendly alternative.

In what many environmentalists hope is its last affront to their sensibilities, the Bush administration is once again trying to remove endangered species protection for the rebounding gray wolf population of the Northern Rockies.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced that the state would be filing suit against the federal government to overturn the recent inclusion of the Cook Inlet beluga whale on the U.S. list of endangered species.