Green News

Norway Pledges Up to $1B for Amazon Preservation
September 16, 2008
Norway will give Brazil US$1 billion by 2015 to preserve the Amazon rain forest, as long as Latin America's largest nation keeps trying to stop deforestation,

Limits on Lawnmower Emissions to Stem Pollution
September 4, 2008
Gasoline-powered lawnmowers blamed for summertime air pollution will have to be cleaner under new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Assembly Republicans Object to Mercury Emissions Rules
August 21, 2008
Republican lawmakers took a symbolic stand Wednesday against a plan to reduce utilities' mercury emissions, voting to demand revisions amid businesses' concerns the rules will drive up electric bills.

DNR Defends Mercury Emissions Rules
August 20, 2008
Wisconsin pollution officials are defending a plan to force utilities to dramatically reduce their mercury emissions.

EPA: Green Bay Area Violating Federal Clean Air Standards
August 19, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency says the Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay areas are violating federal clean air standards and may need additional anti-pollution regulations.

Gas Prices Affect Emissions
August 18, 2008
High gas prices are helping reduce pollution in Wisconsin.

Electric Bikes Selling Briskly As Gas Prices Climb
August 15, 2008
When Honora Wolfe and her husband moved to the outskirts of Boulder, Colo., she wanted an environmentally friendly way to commute to her job as a bookshop owner in the city.

Worrying Invasive Snail Found in Lake Michigan
August 15, 2008
Scientists worry that a rapidly reproducing, tiny invasive snail recently found in Lake Michigan could hurt the lake's ecosystem.