Wilderness & Resources

Wilderness & Resources

Learn about Earth's biodiversity and natural resources. Plus: Explore national parks and state wilderness areas.

  • Just one word: Plastics

    Thu, Jul 02, 2009 10:24 AM by Shea Gunther

    It's hard to know what to do with a material that at once makes our modern lives possible while at the same time polluting the bleep out of the environment.

  • The Sierra Club helps Mark Sanford find the AT

    Wed, Jul 01, 2009 5:12 PM by Shea Gunther

    South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford ended up a few thousand miles away from the Appalachian Trail. The Sierra Club wants to help him find it.

  • Assignment Earth: India's polluted Yamuna River

    Thu, Jun 25, 2009 5:32 PM

    India's government has spent millions to clean up the Yamuna River, but it remains one of the world's most polluted waterways

  • Jerk kills dogs to go on vacation

    Thu, Jun 25, 2009 1:38 PM by Shea Gunther

    David Santuomo, an Ohio firefighter, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for the basement killing of his two dogs. He didn't want to put them in a kennel.

  • As Las Vegas spreads into the desert, water gets even more scarce

    Wed, Jun 24, 2009 2:08 PM

    NASA photos reveal 25 years of explosive growth, but it comes at a price.

  • The difference between green and greener

    Mon, Jun 22, 2009 11:23 PM by Shea Gunther

    There's a big difference between green and greener. We have a long way to go to get to green.

  • Video: Surfer dogs hit the waves

    Mon, Jun 22, 2009 10:15 AM

    A few four-legged friends are catching waves at a California dog surfing competition.

  • Assignment Earth: Coal slurry

    Fri, Jun 19, 2009 11:17 AM

    Public health threatened by coal waste

  • Video: Grounded hawk dries wings

    Thu, Jun 18, 2009 5:42 PM

    A red-tailed hawk dries its wings in Spokane, Wash., as local residents keep predators at bay.

  • Slimy killer rock snot invades New York

    Thu, Jun 18, 2009 1:11 PM

    Fast-spreading algae has spread quickly along crucial New York waterways that provide drinking water.

  • Video: Wallabies mow lawn

    Wed, Jun 17, 2009 1:34 PM

    Hate to mow the lawn? Here's a new trend in the British countryside that's bound to help.

  • Video: Raccoon stuck in Pepsi machine

    Wed, Jun 17, 2009 1:11 PM

    Residents of a Tulsa apartment complex called management complaining that two raccoons had taken up residence in their soda machine.

  • Raising cave dwelling to an art

    Wed, Jun 17, 2009 12:03 AM by Shea Gunther

    A Missouri family is living in a cave -- a 17,000-square-foot super-modern cave home built with local, recycled materials.

  • Watch: Caring for horses no one wants

    Tue, Jun 16, 2009 3:49 PM by Shea Gunther

    The Today Show visited a farm that saves and takes care of unwanted horses.

  • Slums of Rio fenced in to protect trees, but citizens feel caged

    Tue, Jun 16, 2009 12:46 PM

    Attempt to preserve Brazilian rain forest has led to what some human rights advocates call apartheid.

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