University of California – BerkeleyAtrazine, one of the world’s most widely used pesticides, emasculates three-quarters of adult male frogs, who then cannot reproduce, and turns one in 10 into females, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, biologists. While the…
Adding to his lengthy list of accomplishments, cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has been named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The World Food Programme (WFP) said today it would welcome an independent inquiry into its operations in Somalia, after a United Nations monitoring group alleged that contractors have diverted the agency's food aid away from the hungry.
One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the food security at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned.
Australian scientist, Kathy Belov, discovered a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils that may save the species from being extinct from a contagious cancer.“We think these devils may be able to see the cancer cells as foreign and mount an immune response against them,” Ms. Belov said.…
The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report. Scientists have long known that mosquitoes can…
The U.S. Navy awarded a $200 million contract in February to construct up to 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power plants at Navy and Marine Corps facilities throughout the Southwestern United States. The Navy chose five solar development companies to compete for individual projects, which…
The price of oil is currently hovering near $80 per barrel, but that doesn’t include the potential economic costs to the United States that would be caused by disruptions in oil supply, according to a recent discussion paper by Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent research group. That…
HARRISBURG, PA — Starting in April, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will make it possible for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians to reduce their energy consumption and save money through a new rebate program for home heating equipment, Governor Edward G. Rendell said…
10 March 2010 -- Health Action in Crises (HAC) has provided US$50,000 to WHO Uganda to help procure urgently needed medical supplies to respond to the health needs of several landslides caused by heavy rains that started 25 February. Additional support will be needed to treat the wounded, prevent…
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the United Nations-backed panel tasked with preparing regular scientific reports on the impact of climate change today announced that the body, which is facing growing attacks from global warming sceptics, will undergo an independent and comprehensive…
The recently flooded regions of Kenya could fall victim to water-borne diseases if public hygiene campaigns are not organized, the United Nations humanitarian wing warned today.
Two massive icebergs drifted along the coast of East Antarctica in early March 2010. In mid-February 2010, the Rhode Island-sized Iceberg B-09B collided with the protruding Mertz Glacier Tongue along the George V Coast. The Mertz Glacier was already in the process of calving an iceberg when the…
WASHINGTON — NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, “Launch: Water,” will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Tuesday, March 9, and Wednesday, March 10, in the Liberty/Clairton region ...
Starting in April, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will make it possible for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians to reduce their energy consumption and save money through a new ...
The Department of Environment Protection today issued a residual waste processing permit to Advanced Waste Services Inc. to treat a variety of industrial wastes, including wastewater from oil and gas ...