Rep. Ed Markey hasn’t yet won the Massachusetts special election for the open Senate seat, but some of his colleagues are already weighing in on his committee seats. Twenty Democrats penned a letter to their colleagues endorsing Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) to be the next ranking member on the Hous...

A Senate committee has signed off on legislation that would let voters decide whether to dedicate a fraction of sales tax revenues to funding land preservation.

Endangered Giant Panda, Symbolic of the Global Ecological Crisis (C) M. C. Tobias On May 18th, China’s 4th most powerful politician, Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC (Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference) opened the Second Conference of the (carbon-neu...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has been weakening Canada’s environmental regulations and slashing funds for oversight and research — all while promoting aggressive resource development. Critics warn these unprecedented actions pose a major threat to the nation’s vast natural heri...

When you visit a state park you may meet and mingle with an ecology volunteer. If you were to become a volunteer at a park such as Yellowstone National Par

A final directive caps years of debate over whether climbing anchors should be allowed inside National Park wilderness. But questions still remain around just how the policy will be enacted.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says he will not offer — for now — an amendment to an...Review: Leahy steps back on