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Life-Saving International Project for Clean Cookstoves Announced	U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on September 21, 2010 the formation of the Clean Cooking Alliance, a more than $60 million dollar public-private partnership to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women and combat climate change by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.
Aerosols Control Rainfall in the Rainforest	A team of environmental engineers, who might better be called "archeologists of the air," have, for the first time, isolated aerosol particles in near pristine pre-industrial conditions.
Grassroots Campaign Unites Millions across Globe to Restore and Protect Nature	Millions across the globe will be cleaning up their local parks, waterways and forests in a bid to restore and protect nature this Clean Up the World Weekend, in support of the United Nations 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.
Canadian Teenagers Alexandre Allard and Danny Luong Win 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize	Every year more and more chemical debris is introduced in the environment and water bodies around the world. Research has shown these chemicals can release toxics into the water, they can be harmful for the environment, and deadly to life in water.
Value of an Ecosystems Approach to Planning Highlighted in The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Policy-Makers' Report Launched Today	A number of local authorities from around the world are already seeing the value of an ecosystems approach to planning.
Subseafloor Observatories Installed to Run Dynamic Experiments	Marine geologists have returned from two months at sea off British Columbia, Canada, where they installed two observatories in the ocean foor to run innovative experiments at the bottom of the sea.
Amendments to Global Treaty Launched to Eliminate Nine Toxic Chemicals	August 26, 2010 marks the entry into force of amendments adding nine new chemicals to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
New Conservation E-Tool to Track Trade in Wild Animals and Plants	The Trade Data Dashboards, that were launched to mark the 35th anniversary of CITES, are a new, interactive way of viewing the wildlife trade data submitted by the governments of the 175 member countries of CITES.
CSIRO Scientists Say Ocean Waves Offer a "Massive Resource" to Meet Australia's Power Needs	Waves crashing on to Australia's southern shores each year contain enough energy to power the country three times over, scientists said on Tuesday, August 20, 2010, in a study that underscores the scale of Australia's green energy.
Three Species of Birds from Latin America and the Caribbean Listed for U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection	Three species of birds from Latin America and the Caribbean will be protected by the Endangered Species Act under a final rule published in the August 17, 2010 Federal Register by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.