Ecosystems & Habitats

Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of...

Eugene-based grocer Market of Choice is moving its main operations into a new building being designed to minimally impact the natural surroundings. The 50,000-square-foot facility off West 11th Avenue will include a distribution...

Since its inception a year ago, Accelerate Long Island strived to be the end-all, be-all crossroads for research, venture capital and entrepreneurial ability here on Long Island. Unfortunately, where the organization has been...

LOS ANGELES -- Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, issues the following statement regarding today's State of the State address by Gov. Jerry Brown and his comments...

A luxury homebuilder is planning to construct a $30 million, 36,311-square-foot data center in Minnetonka. And surprise, it’s going to look like a mansion. The Minnetonka Planning Commission on Thursday will meet to...

Company Accelerates Transformation by Appointing Proven Financial Leader LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A multimedia asset accompanying this release has been removed. The release reads: ACXIOM NAMES WARREN C. JENSON CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Company...

Sixty Percent of Parents Say Their Kids Spend Less Than an Hour a Day Outdoors, a New Survey Finds FREEPORT, Maine -- The National Park Foundation, the official non-profit of America's national parks,...

A local family partnership paid $11.575 million at the end of 2011 for the 183-unit Pondview Apartments complex in Maplewood. The deal, which closed on Dec. 29, capped a strong year for multifamily...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) today released a report detailing the problems with both drilling bills currently before the General Assembly and called for passage of new stand alone bills...

A foundation supporting the Indiana Department of Natural Resources has launched the first major fundraising campaign in its 22-year history. The Indiana Natural Resources Foundation hopes to plant 1 million trees and add...

Recognition exemplifies Alcoa's commitment to integrate sustainability into day-to-day operations NEW YORK -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Brazilian operations has received Gold Certification from the Brazil Greenhouse Gas (GHG)Protocol Program for...

SAN FRANCISCO -- nCircle, the leading provider of automated security and compliance auditing solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Colonna to vice president of business development for SaaS products. Mr....

Certification guarantees environmentally responsible printing ROGERS, Minn. -- Archway, a leader in marketing fulfillment services, recently received Chain of Custody certification from the Forest Stewardship Council[R] (FSC[R]) for its Mississauga, Ontario facility, located...

Submitting firm: Anderson-Perry & Associates Inc.Client/owner: Benton Irrigation District The Benton Irrigation District long relied on an unlined, continuous-flow, gravity-fed system to divert water from the Yakima River for irrigation. But the system,...

Submitting firm: KPFF Consulting Engineers and GRI Client/owner: Port of Newport Other consultants: Andersen-West Coast Contractors (joint venture), Day CPM Services, gLAs Architects, Pacific Habitat Services When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Global Headquarters Meets High Environmental Standards ATLANTA -- UPS (NYSE:UPS) has become the first major package delivery and logistics company to earn Gold Status certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...

Growing Brand Expands Product Selection with Powerful Sound at Popular Prices LAS VEGAS & COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- HMDX Audio, the premium sound, popular priced consumer electronics and personal audio brand, will showcase...

Company teams with Suncentrix to explore the potential of producing hydrogen and renewable natural gas from the waters of the Salton Sea SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: HYSR), the developer of...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has taken the following rating actions on South Florida Water Management District, Florida's (the district, or SFWMD) outstanding bonds: --$500.2 million certificates of participation (COPs) downgraded to 'AA-'...