In a sea change (yes, pun intended), after years of obfuscating and covering up, Bush finally acknowledges the existence of global warming.
The evolution has been evident over the past year. Bush cited the danger of climate change in his State of the Union address for the first time, proposed a plan to cut gasoline consumption […]

Environmental projects, fines and plant improvements are set.
By Sandy Bauers
Inquirer Staff Writer
A chemical spill and fish kill 18 months ago that canceled recreation along the Wissahickon Creek and closed drinking-water intakes on the Schuylkill will cost Merck & Co. Inc. more than $20 million in fines, plant improvements and environmental projects that […]

By Seth Borenstein
Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The dramatic decline of Arctic ice in recent summers greatly accelerated this year, a sign that some alarmed scientists worry could mean global warming is picking up speed.Greenland’s ice sheet shrank far below what scientists had previously seen, and the volume of Arctic sea ice […]

Global:
Fears for fisheries after S. Korea oil spill

Yun Seok-ee / AP

Slick is one-quarter size of Exxon Valdez. Full story

Local:
2d major fish kill near Montco plant
By Gene D’Alessandro
Inquirer staff writer
State environmental officials are investigating the second major fish kill this year near a meat rendering plant on the Skippack Creek.
Thousands of dead fish - mostly […]

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer […]

The greatly named ‘Great Expectations’ project, a year long look at how a paper pandering to suburban readers would fix the City, put out its ‘Citizen Agenda’ (b/c a People’s Agenda is too populist) this week in anticipation of its citizen forum tomorrow.
One of the agenda items is the environment.  I like this project b/c […]