Endangered Species

China's Downfall: the Ultimate Impact of Environmental Degradation

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 02.16.2009 | Green


Jeff Schweitzer

The destruction in China is so staggering, it's hard to comprehend. Sixteen of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in China, and many regions can now lay claim to the most polluted air in the world.

California Sues Bush Administration To Save Endangered Species Act

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce...

Bush's Midnight Regulations Value Profits More Than People

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


Leo W. Gerard

The legacy of George W. Bush's final days in office will be degradation of the environment, endangered species and the safety of working people.

Whale Poop Analyzed For Clues To Orca Decline

AP | PHUONG LE | Posted 01.20.2009 | Green


SEATTLE — Using a trained dog to sniff for poop and petri dishes attached to long poles, scientists are analyzing killer whales' scat and breath...

US proposes protecting 7 penguin species

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Seven penguin species have reason to have happy feet: The Bush administration is moving to protect them. But three other types of p...

LAOTIAN ROCK RAT Among Discovered (And Rediscovered) Species

BBC NEWS | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green


The Laotian rock rat (Laonastes aenigmamus) has been rediscovered, millions of years after it was thought the breed was extinct. Researchers say the ...

Species Banking: The Business Of Mitigating Damage

The Economist | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green


IMAGINE for a moment that you own an acre of valuable land in California and you'd like to build some houses on it. But, to your horror, the governmen...

Bush Administration Weakens Endangered-Species Rules

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Just six weeks before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, the Bush administration issued revised endangered species regulati...

Midnight Mischief

Edward Humes | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green


Edward Humes

Outgoing Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has just finalized last-minute regulations gutting the endangered species act, a move opposed by the public, Congress, and President-elect Obama.

Not Home Yet: The Terrible Carnage of Bush's Final Days

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

As if eight long years of hell under Bush were not enough, we now have to suffer this accelerated push to destroy our future in the last days of his reign of terror.

New York Water Supply Threatened By Mercury Found In Eagles

New York Times | Anthony DePalma | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green


"If mercury is affecting them, it eventually is going to affect us, as well," Ms. White said. Eagle chicks elsewhere in New York also were tested for...

The Subversion of Irreversibility: Bush's Final Assault on Endangered Species

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Plants and animals currently protected by law from the impacts of dams, highways and other large-scale projects will no longer be if Bush has his way on his way out.

Help Wolves In Greater Yellowstone

Cindy Letchworth | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green


Cindy Letchworth

With gray wolf populations estimated to be below 2-3000, scientists believe it will be nearly impossible for the wolves to sustain long-term health should federal protections be lifted.

Bush Not Done Endangering Earth Just Yet

McClatchy Newspapers | Renee Schoof | Posted 12.08.2008 | Green


WASHINGTON -- In the next few weeks, the Bush administration is expected to relax environmental-protection rules on power plants near national parks, ...

Bush Rushing Through Environmental Policy Changes Before Leaving Power

Reuters | Deborah Zabarenko | Posted 12.04.2008 | Green


As the U.S. presidential candidates sprint toward the finish line, the Bush administration is also sprinting to enact environmental policy changes bef...

Fang Gang: Study Finds Sabertooth Cats Surprisingly Social

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

The proportion of sabertooth fossils at La Brea matches that of large social carnivores attracted to the playbacks.

Brother, Can You Spare a Planet?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

The analysis shows we have a burn rate of about 30 percent, meaning we're using living resources that much faster than the planet can regenerate them.

Sixth Mass Extinction Underway: Save the Buttercup?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

In general, loss of species that perform unique functions and have few close relatives (in evolutionary terms) would cause the most disruption.

Endangered Species: Environmental Champions Like Obama

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green


Jeff Schweitzer

In a reaction of collective panic as the election draws near, Bush is proposing the most significant changes to regulations governing endangered species since 1986.

Sarah Palin: An Environmental Disaster

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Governor Palin is a tsunami of environmental destruction, a direct consequence of her warped religious view of the world.

Government May Weaken Endangered Species Act For Fish

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green


SEATTLE — A panel of federal appellate judges is being asked to decide whether the government should count hatchery-raised salmon and steelhead ...

Palin Loses Attempt to Block Protection of Alaska's Whales

Janet Ritz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Palin had opposed the endangered listing for beluga whales in part by questioning the science and saying the listings would hinder oil and natural gas drilling.

Endangered Species Sashimi: The Plight Of Bluefin Tuna

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green


Bluefin tuna, one of the world's most highly prized marine species, have met their plight. These tuna, which the Monterey Bay Aquarium's reputed Seafo...

Google Earth, Underwater

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.08.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

Google took two dives today, plunging into the red along with other tech stocks, and splashing into the great blue deep with a new 3-D mapping tool for the ocean floor.

Technology To Prevent Roadkill Launched By Colorado

Treehugger | Andrew Posner | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green


We recently covered the top five roadkill sites in America, as well as a dire IUCN report stating that "25% of all the world's mammal species are at...