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• Jul 02, 2008 10:00 AM PDT

  Water Restrictions Vary, Drought Continues

  Jul. 2--Although local officials said they are pleased water restrictions have been eased in some North Georgia counties, leaders and conservationists face an underlying reality: Water is only going to become more scarce.

• Jul 02, 2008 10:00 AM PDT

  BRIEF: Energy Recovery Goes Public

  Jul. 2--SAN LEANDRO -- Energy Recovery Inc., which makes devices used by the water desalination industry, prepared its stock Tuesday night for a first-time sale to the public on Wednesday.

• Jul 02, 2008 08:51 AM PDT

  Forest Service Celebrates 100 Years: Giant Sequoia Seedlings Planted.

  Jul. 2--Two Giant Sequoia seedlings were planted Tuesday morning at Supervisor's Headquarters in Porterville in honor of the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument's centennial birthday.

• Jul 01, 2008 02:51 PM PDT

  Climate Change Changing Fish Communities

  An analysis of 50 years of data from weekly U.S. fish trawling surveys in and near Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay show climate change is affecting the fish.

• Jul 01, 2008 02:51 PM PDT

  No Trash Talking: Sheriff Defends Office's Focus

  Jul. 1--PALESTINE -- Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor on Monday responded to comments made last week by Anderson County Judge Linda Bostick Ray concerning his agency's efforts to combat illegal littering and trash dumping.

• Jul 01, 2008 12:51 PM PDT

  Experts say tourists harming Machu Picchu

  LIMA, Peru - An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.

• Jul 01, 2008 12:00 PM PDT

  Submerged Trees Reduce Global Warming

  U.S. scientists say they've discovered submerged trees have the potential to be used as carbon credits since they can store carbon for thousands of years.

• Jun 26, 2008 10:51 AM PDT

  Report: Solving State's Tough Environmental Problems Requires Lifestyle Changes

  Jun. 26--ROBIN SIDOTI wipes her forehead while stacking, with Joanne Jensen, hay bales from a field at the Krell Farm in Farmington.

• Jun 26, 2008 10:51 AM PDT

  The New School Launches First Environmental Studies Program to Focus on New Frontier of Sustainable Design and Urban Ecosystems

  NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The New School has announced that it is launching a groundbreaking new undergraduate degree program in Environmental Studies* that is amongst the first to bring together urban ecosystems and sustainable design: two areas of study that together constitute a new frontier of environmental education.

• Jun 26, 2008 08:45 AM PDT

  What is EcoTreadsetters | Working to Assure Earth Remains the Blue Planet

  Welcome to the Yokohama-EcoTreadsetters community -- a forum for discussing all things environmental. Please take a look around. Our site includes global “green” news, exclusive interviews and performances by musicians, blogs, forums, eco tips for your car, community and life and even calculators to measure your personal carbon footprint.