Currents

More than a quarter century after President Reagan established a U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, President Obama is moving towards a unified national ocean policy to oversee it.

As delegates from around the world prepare for COP15, so do climate justice activists. In what’s being dubbed the "other climate conference," KlimaForum09 will take place December 7-18.

President Obama will visit Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15).

Here are some great tips from the Morton Arboretum—a plant and tree environmental education facility—to keep your Christmas tree bright this season.

Women are the hardest hit by climate change, but more often than not, they are left out of the discussion about how to solve it.

Mountaintop removal mining has brought on the wrath—and songs—of country music artists.

Crystalline treetops, glistening fields of billowing white—a little snowfall can transform a city landscape into a scene of tranquility, but it’s not without its poisons and its price.

With the holiday season rapidly approaching, greens can feel decidedly mixed. In some ways, all the gift giving, holiday travel, parties and decorations can seem like the worst examples of our consumer culture.

Chrysler has abandoned plans to produce a significant line of electric and plug-in hybrid cars, prompting outrage from environmental groups like Friends of the Earth.