Palestinian farmers turn to organic farming.

In an emerging back-to-the-land movement that reflects the growing global demand for natural, sustainable and fairly traded products, Palestinian farmers are turning the rocky hills of the West Bank into organic olive groves, selling their oil to high-end grocers in...

Toxic threat in Diwali gaiety.

Kolkata, India, may have achieved reasonable success in curbing sound pollution during Diwali and Kali Puja, but environmentalists and physicians warn that fireworks and crackers currently permitted for use contain toxic metals and combustible chemicals, and can cause...

Two oil companies agree to pay New Hampshire $35M in MTBE suit.

Two oil companies are paying the state of New Hampshire a total of $35 million to settle pending claims from a lawsuit alleging that they added MTBE to gasoline, knowing that it would contaminate groundwater supplies, Attorney General Michael Delaney said...

Obama re-election energizes environmental agenda.

The 2012 election, especially President Obama’s victory, suggests the nation’s energy and environmental agenda will largely continue in the same direction – not great news for many Romney supporters.

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