Currents

The costs of generating solar power will be on par with the costs of power made from fossil fuels like natural gas and coal within a decade.

WildEarth Guardians requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invoke an emergency provision in the Endangered Species Act to protect 32 plant and animal species facing imminent extinction.

We know we sacrifice freshness when we eat food from a can, but do we also sacrifice safety? Recent disclosures suggest that the plastic lining of our food cans contain hormone mimicking Bisphenol A (BPA), and some of this chemical leaches into our food.

Not to be outdone by rival Honda, Toyota last week announced it, too, will begin leasing a new hydrogen-powered, emissions-free fuel cell car.

Senate Republicans dashed environmentalists" hopes last week, killing legislation that would have cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Thousands of Kihansi spray toads, all less than an inch long, once thrived in the Kihansi River gorge in Tanzania. Once the chytrid skin fungus spread to the Kihansi gorge, the species became extinct in the wild. Thanks to zoo sanctuaries, however, their numbers are steadily growing.

Best Buy has launched a pilot program to test free "take back" of used electronics.

The Bush administration is pushing harder to deposit nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.

The Chinese government has banned the production and distribution of plastic shopping bags thinner than 0.025 millimeters thick.