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I Shot the Sheriff (but I Did Not Pollute the Groundwater)

Leadless Bullets Are All the Rage There are several bad things about bullets. First on the list: When they enter the human body at a high velocity, they have deleterious […]

Andrew Light, an enviro-academic, answers questions

Andrew Light. What work do you do? I’m a philosopher specializing mostly in environmental ethics and am currently Assistant Professor of Environmental Philosophy and director of the graduate program in […]

Busting Their Assets

Analysts Warn Automakers of Coming Climate-Change Risks If one thing catches the attention of a large corporation — actually, strike the “if” — it is the risk of declining profits. […]

Let My People Cool

Global Warming Disproportionately Affects African-Americans, Says Report According to a new study, the adverse effects of global warming in the U.S. fall disproportionately on black communities. Commissioned by the policy […]

The Great Thrall of China

China Is Chasing Down More Energy — Lots of It We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: One of the biggest and most underreported environmental stories today is […]

Mary Sullivan sends dispatches from the Democratic National Convention

Mary Sullivan is one of 22 Vermont delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and one of nine state delegates originally pledged to former Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean. She was […]

California Greenin’

Poll Shows Californians as Green as Ever California has long been ahead of the curve on environmental policy, and a new poll points to the reason: Citizens demand it. A […]

Whale Supplies Last

Anti-Whaling Countries Beat Back Pro-Whaling Plan Staunchly anti-whaling nations, led by Australia and New Zealand, scored a small victory yesterday at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the International […]

Tribal Thumping

Tribe Sues Canadian Company Under U.S. Superfund Law Washington state’s Colville Confederated Tribes announced a lawsuit this week against Teck Cominco Metals Ltd., seeking to force the smelter to comply […]

Royal Blush

Greenpeace Charged With Violating Alaskan Environmental Law Greenpeace had an embarrassing moment yesterday: Alaskan officials slapped the eco-activist group with criminal charges for sending a ship into state waters without […]