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Human Medicines Found in Fish Caught in Several U.S. Waterways

Baylor University researchers, working with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, have detected low-level residues of several human medications and personal care products in fish collected from effluent-dominated rivers, including the residue of one pharmaceutical in wild fish that has not been previously reported

25 Mar 2009

Carbon Pollution Needs Agressive Cap to Reduce Global Warming

Overwhelming scientific evidence supports reducing carbon pollution that causes global warming as much as possible and as quickly as possible

25 Mar 2009

What You Breathe Could Lead to a Heart Attack as Heart Disease is Linked to Air Pollution

We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we exercise. There is another road to heart disease - breathing

24 Mar 2009

Air Pollution Monitoring Near Highways To Reveal Secrets of Indoor Air Quality

Intensive monitoring of air quality near a major highway intersection could reveal a lot about how the air outside affects the air in our indoor environment

22 Mar 2009

March 17 is Air Quality Action Day For the Susquehanna and Lehigh Valleys

The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Tuesday, March 17

16 Mar 2009

Nitrogen Loss From Forests Influenced by Tree Species Composition

Anyone who grows plants for food, fiber, or flowers, knows that nitrogen is crucial for healthy plant growth. But excess nitrogen that leaches from a forest can acidify the soils and streams and decrease water quality

16 Mar 2009

Ontario's Clean Energy Initiative Supported by Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: CSIQ) today announced its support and thanks for the Government of Ontario's new feed-in tariffs for renewable solar energy

16 Mar 2009

Wild Ocean Wins Earthwatch 2009 Film Award

Earthwatch is pleased to announce that Wild Ocean, a production of Giant Screen Films and the creators of STOMP, is the recipient of its 23rd annual Film of the Year Award, given in cooperation with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital and The Smithsonian Associate

16 Mar 2009

Modern Convenience of Plastic Bags Killing Prehistoric Leatherback Turtles

Leatherback turtles, the most widely distributed reptiles on Earth, are threatened with extinction themselves, in large part due to the carelessness of humans. A Dalhousie University professor addresses the threat of plastics to this endangered species

15 Mar 2009

Global Air Pollution is Increasing Says New Research

A University of Maryland-led team has compiled the first decades-long database of aerosol measurements over land, making possible new research into how air pollution changes affect climate change. The researchers show that clear sky visibility over land has decreased globally, indicative of increases in aerosols, or airborne pollution.

12 Mar 2009