Conservation

The ocean is expected to rise nearly 5 feet along California's coastline by the end of this century, hitting San Francisco Bay the hardest of all, according to a new … Read more

The Department of Energy has announced the first energy loan guarantee—$535 million for construction of a plant in California to manufacture solar panels.   Energy Secretary Steven Chu offered a $535 … Read more

As part of an effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions and reduce America’s dependence on fossil fuels, a coalition of 10 Northeast states has held its latest carbon auction and … Read more

Austin, Texas has been named the largest city in the country and the first city in Texas to be certified as a community wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. … Read more

The North American Wildlife And Natural Resources Conference took place last week with a strong focus on climate.  The conference is an annual gathering of state and federal wildlife and … Read more

Five nations that created a treaty almost four decades ago to protect polar bears have issued a joint statement identifying global warming as “the most important long-term threat” to the … Read more

The Budget Committees in both houses of Congress are slated to take up their own version of the budget this week, with floor action expected early next week. President Obama … Read more