Wind power is also being experimented with in a small way for power generation in northern and western China, where it could supply electricity to rural villages in windswept and increasingly arid Inner Mongolia and Gansu Province that are still not on the grid. Water pollution, soil erosion, deforestation and desertification in the north, where rivers are drying up, have contributed to an estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949. Wind power is also being experimented...

Feliz, an accomplished photographer, will illustrate his talk with photos of some of the more than 200 species that have been seen at the Wildlife Area. Wintering visitors such as tundra swans, snow geese and northern pintail that spent the short tundra summer raising their young in the far north are now here by the thousands. In addition to bird populations, Feliz will also discuss the new management plan for the long-term operation of the multiple use Wildlife Area. Feliz is scheduled to...

The Supreme Court last Wednesday heard arguments on a petition by 12 state attorneys general (AGs) -- or perhaps more appropriately "aspiring governors" -- to compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions: primarily carbon dioxide (CO2) from trucks and automobiles. The Supreme Court last Wednesday heard arguments on a petition by 12 state attorneys general (AGs) -- or perhaps more appropriately "aspiring governors" -- to compel the Environmental...

Gazette-Times Benton County is developing a habitat conservation plan for seven rare and endangered species native to local prairies. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the county a $575,000 grant to prepare the plan, which will take about three years to complete. The county s activities, such as road and park maintenance and community development, have the potential to directly affect these species, said Commissioner Jay Dixon. The plan will give the county and private landowners...

The Healthy Air Act was passed by Maryland lawmakers this past spring, giving the state some of the strictest pollution-control laws for power plants in the nation. The orange-highlighted part of this artist's rendering shows the proposed scrubber system and new 400-foot smokestack for the Brandon Shores power plant in Pasadena. Meanwhile, environmental advocates are applauding the hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of upgrades, saying they are long overdue and will lead to healthier...

The award is presented annually by the Salmon Homecoming Alliance ''to acknowledge the great importance of team spirit between tribal and non-tribal communities, particularly in the pursuit of environmental protection and natural resource management,'' according to alliance President Gerald James, Lummi. Depleted salmon populations struggle to recover from pollution and habitat lost to development. The award's name reflects the Native tradition of basing decisions made today on the impacts...

Properly managed and funded, it holds out the prospect of a return to healthy stocks and to the kind of salmon fishing on Britain s doorstep that once attracted game anglers from the United States and beyond. The decision marks a successful culmination of a ten-year campaign waged by organisations representing 30,000 salmon anglers in the republic, the entire British salmon angling community and game fishermen in several countries on mainland Europe. Anglers and conservationists throughout...

Meyer, who had mismanaged the clock at the end of the first half, now uses his third and final timeout of the second half with 3:58 left in the third quarter. Both teams take the field at the same time, drowning out some introductions of Gators starters. Fish manfully answers every question after the game. The Hogs lose the toss for the second straight week and third time in 13 games. They get the ball first but go three-and-out on their first two possessions. Florida makes the game's...

High court to hear arguments on EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases By Tom Pelton Sun reporter Originally published November 28, 2006 Baltimore has joined Massachusetts and 11 other states in a landmark global warming lawsuit scheduled to be heard this week by the Supreme Court over whether the Environmental Protection Agency must regulate greenhouse gases as air pollution. High court to hear arguments on EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases By Tom Pelton Sun reporter...