Local heroes throughout south Asia emerge to combat the effects of global warming. (China Daily)

Although much has been done to rebuild New Orleans after its 2005 disaster, BP's Gulf oil spill presents yet another obstacle to the region's revival. (USA Today)

Worried residents of a small Louisiana fishing community face an uncertain future. The Deepwater Horizon disaster destroyed their environment, their livelihoods, and, for some, their families. (UNC)

For Phan Plork, using his shrimp boat and crew for oil cleanup is filthy and dangerous work, and pays only half of what he made before BP fouled the Gulf of Mexico. (LAT)

A Maryland couple turns pesky, non-native plants into whimsical sculptures. (WP)

California parents demand to know what environmental factors are causing the high number of birth defects in their community. (LAT)

The world's largest and most dangerous lizards live on an Indonesian island where residents -- and tourists -- give them a wide berth. (Time)

An investigative report reveals that a sewage treatment center on Long Island may be on the verge of disaster. (Long Island Press)

It's the state animal, but there are only 100 left. Unless drastic measures are taken, their future is bleak. (St. Petersburg Times)

A giant, non-native snake species is invading the Everglades. Joe Wasilewski hunts them down. (Palm Beach Post)