USGS Podcast: The Science of Wildfires
November 5, 2007 | USGS
A recent USGS podcast features the science of wildfires. Expert Erik... Smoke Lowers California Air Quality
June 29, 2008 | MSNBC
The smoke from the hundreds of recent fires in California has lowered... California Wildfire
May 22, 2008 | Yahoo! News
A wildfire has caused evacuations in central California, and governor Arnold Schwarzenegger... Were the California Wildfires Caused by Arson?
October 24, 2007 | MSNBC.com
The FBI is gathering evidence to determine if the California wildfires were... Preventing Ground Water Contamination (.pdf)
April 12, 2008 | The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has published a Fact Sheet titled... Himalaya Haze
October 31, 2008 | Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory has an interesting satellite image that shows a thick haze... MSU Research on Ganges River Pollution
May 2, 2008 | Montana State University
Montana State University researchers have identified numerous types of pollution in the... Plant Life Indicates Water Pollution
August 21, 2008 | Reuters
Scientists have developed a way to gauge water pollution by shining a... USGS Website for Southern California Wildfires
December 4, 2007 | USGS
USGS has a website where they are making post-wildfire guidance and data... Ground Water Contamination Beneath Cape Cod
May 2, 2007 | WebWire
Contamination from the Massachusetts Military Reservation has caused extensive environmental damage and... Tracking Pollution from China To North America
April 14, 2008 | NASA
In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite... Ecuador Wants Paid to Leave Oil in the Ground!
September 4, 2007 | The Guardian
Ecuador could make a lot of money by moving forward on some... In California: Wildfires vs Vegetation vs Water
December 3, 2007 | MSN Slate: Gardening
California has a long history of wildfire problems and water shortages. ... Fires in Argentina and Paraguay
July 17, 2008 | Earth Observatory
NASA's Aqua Satellite is finding fires eveywhere. Earth Observatory has a... Endangered Reptiles’ Deaths Likely Caused by Pollution
March 14, 2008 | National Geographic News
Over 100 critically endangered gharials have washed up on the riverbanks of... Nitrogen Pollution Boosts Plant Growth in Tropics by 20 Percent
February 13, 2008 | Earth Observatory
"A study by UC Irvine ecologists finds that excess nitrogen in tropical... Fires in Canada
July 2, 2008 | Earth Observatory
Numerous large wildfires are burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba Provinces, Canada. ... Acid Rain: Good for Forests?
October 27, 2008 | Michigan Tech
Researchers at Michigan Technological University's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science... Ozone Hole is Smaller Than Usual This Year
October 9, 2007 | Science Daily
Data from ESA's Envisat satellite shows that the Ozone Hole over Antarctica... USGS Finds Elevated Polonium in Nevada Wells
August 8, 2007 | Lahontan Valley News
The U.S. Geological Survey has documented the occurrence of elevated polonium levels... | 
