Currents

California is in the midst of a water crisis.

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.

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.

Thoughts of Superbowl showdowns rarely involve carbon footprints, but the National Football League takes its green impact seriously.

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.

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.

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.

Conservationists submitted an appeal to the U.S. Forest Service asking that it reconsider its recent decision to allow logging on some 300 acres of the Kilkenny Roadless Area in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

President-Elect Obama’s initial choices for his environmental team look promising in terms of their commitment to climate action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fund green jobs and develop renewable energy systems.

Environmentalists were outraged last week when word leaked that California’s normally pro-environment governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was seeking waivers on environmental reviews for a dozen major transportation infrastructure projects slated to begin soon around the state.