Environmental News Service

Gov. Brown, a former AG who filed many lawsuits to protect the environment, sided with a renewable energy producer in a lawsuit to stop a huge solar thermal power project in the Mojave Desert on behalf of the threatened desert tortoise.

At the Midwest High Speed Rail Summit today in Chicago, an agreement was struck between eight states to work cooperatively to achieve Recovery Act funding to develop the Chicago Hub High Speed Rail Corridor - also called the Midwest corridor.

In what may prove to be a fundamental shift in sustainable resources, a new international coalition is poised to direct trillions of dollars into markets linked to climate change, clean technology and sustainable use of natural resources.

Concord, the crucible of the American Revolution quietly struggles with its legacy as the maker of depleted uranium slugs for the U.S. military's latest wars.

U.S. and Canada have had success at improving local environments -- but at what cost?

State parks across the United States are facing serious threats from encroaching development and a lack of political commitment to preserving them.