Currents

The U.S. Department of Energy last week announced that it plans to make $84 million available for geothermal energy projects over the next few years.

President Obama overturned an eleventh-hour Bush administration rule regarding the Endangered Species Act.

A wild animal is always a wild animal. Exotic creatures like chimpanzees, pythons, kinkajous and scarlet macaws have captured the hearts of animal-lovers looking for companions; but keeping exotic animals as pets can come with hidden—and sometimes deadly—costs.

In an effort cut down on the noxious pollutants emitted from idling vehicles on its streets every year, New York City recently passed a law making vehicle idling of more than 60 seconds punishable by a stiff fine.

A joint report last week highlighted the need for policy reforms to ensure that the emerging growth in biofuels is a net gain for the environment and human welfare.

If the Obama Administration wants fast, green and dramatic results for its stimulus package, the best place to start is at the garbage can.

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), a groundbreaking nonprofit activist group working to save endangered species, launched the Climate Law Institute.

Representatives from more than 140 countries signed onto a new United Nations agreement which calls for coordinated global cuts in the use and release of mercury.

March of 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, which reduced support for the industry to an atomic level—until now.