Does Sunscreen Really Protect You? - Sunscreen has a simple job. It is supposed to make it possible for you to enjoy being outside on a sunny day without risking a painful sunburn or, worse, skin...

China Earthquake: Human Tragedy and Environmental Disaster - A powerful earthquake in central China on Monday killed more than 10,000 people, and the death toll is expected to increase as rescue workers continue to pull bodies from homes,...

Global Water Supply Drying Up as Population Grows - Water covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface, yet billions of people lack access to clean water. Population growth in many water-stressed countries, plus excess water use in developed countries,...

How is Wildlife Affected by Global Warming? - Most researchers agree that even small changes in temperature are enough to send hundreds if not thousands of already struggling species into extinction unless we can stem the tide of...

Deadly Cyclone Made Worse By Loss of Mangrove Forests - Deforestation may have magnified the devastating effects of the cyclone that hit Myanmar (formerly Burma) over the weekend, according to Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general of the Association of South-East Asian...

EPA Region 7 Responders to Conduct Oil Spill Training in Iowa - Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., May 13, 2008) - A group of emergency response coordinators from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will conduct oil spill training for state and local agencies in the Quad Cities area of Iowa on May 14-15

EPA and Partners Kick Off Green Building Design Challenge; Contest to reward reuse designs that save resources, costs - (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and partners are calling on the nation’s architects, builders, students and others to participate in the second Lifecycle Building Challenge

Cleanup Begins at the Lincoln Metals Site in Lincoln, Ala. - (Atlanta, Ga. – May 13, 2008) EPA began a removal action at the Lincoln Metals site in Lincoln, Ala. on May 12, 2008. The removal action is a short-term cleanup intended to stabilize the Site and remove any hazards it may pose to human health and the environment

NEWS BRIEF: Working to protect Nevada City's valuable, natural resources - NEWS BRIEF: Today, the EPA's Pacific Southwest office launched a video and feature on its website detailing the work being conducted in Nevada City, Calif. The City is using Brownfields assessment funds, working with federal and local agencies, to address abandoned mine sites

Mars snack food plant to get power from Waco landfill - Candy manufacturer part of EPA program that turns waste to energy (Dallas, Texas – May 13, 2008) Business at the Mars Snackfood U.S. plant in Waco has never been sweeter