Data from NASA's Landsat 8 now available in almost real time 5/6/2013

Data from NAA's Landsat 8 is now freely available, enabling researchers and the general public to access images captured by the satellite within twelve hours of reception. The data is available to download at no charge from GloVis, EarthExplorer, or via the Landsat Look Viewer. ...more

Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker agrees to fine over forest wedding 5/6/2013

Billionaire Sean Parker has agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine for failing to get permits to build a fairytale set in a redwood forest for his wedding last weekend, a California Coastal Commission staff report said. ...more

Jellyfish surge in Mediterranean threatens environment – and tourists 5/6/2013

Scientists across the Mediterranean say a surge in the number of jellyfish this year threatens not just the biodiversity of one of the world's most overfished seas but also the health of tens of thousands of summer tourists. ...more

Maaden-Alcoa move to conserve water 4/6/2013

Alcoa and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) announced completion of a first-of-its-kind engineered wetlands wastewater management system in Saudi Arabia at the Maaden-Alcoa joint venture (JV) project site. ...more

Rising radioactive spills leave Fukushima fishermen floundering 4/6/2013

Dozens of crabs, three small sharks and scores of fish thump on the slippery deck of the fishing boat True Prosperity as Captain Shohei Yaoita lands his latest haul, another catch headed not for the dinner table but for radioactive testing. ...more

Three storm chasers among 13 killed by Oklahoma tornadoes 4/6/2013

Three storm chasers were among 13 people killed by tornadoes that rampaged through central Oklahoma on Friday, underscoring the high risk of tracking tornadoes and forcing the media to rethink how they cover deadly twisters. ...more

World's largest REDD+ project approved in Indonesia 4/6/2013

The world's largest REDD+ project has finally been given the go-ahead by the Indonesian government after spending three years in limbo. ...more

Airlines agree on plan to offset emissions 4/6/2013

Global airlines have agreed on a proposal for tackling aircraft emissions in a bid to break international deadlock over an issue that has stoked fears of a carbon trade war. ...more

Ethiopia studies on Nile dam fall short, Egypt says 3/6/2013

Ethiopia has not thought hard enough about the impact of its ambitious dam project along the Nile, Egypt said on Sunday, underlining how countries downstream are concerned about its impact on water supplies. ...more

Dutch authorities to cull poultry after avian influenza outbreak 3/6/2013

Health authorities will cull 11,000 chickens at a farm in the Netherlands after an outbreak of a mild form of avian influenza, the Dutch Economic Affairs Ministry said on Saturday. ...more