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What Sumatra With Logging?

Illegal Logging in Indonesia Played Role in Fatal Flooding Heavy illegal logging on the Indonesian island of Sumatra likely contributed to a devastating flash flood on Sunday that killed at […]

Flaming Out

Chemical Co. Will Stop Production of Controversial Flame Retardants In a bit of positive news about nasty chemicals, the manufacturer of two flame retardants that have been found in increasing […]

Sean Schmidt, Sustainable Style Foundation

Sean Schmidt is cofounder and executive director of the Sustainable Style Foundation. Monday, 3 Nov 2003 SEATTLE, Wash. It’s an exciting time here at the Sustainable Style Foundation. Senior Stylist […]

Country Bird, City Bird

Audubon Society’s New Strategy Targets Urbanites and Minorities The National Audubon Society, long respected as a defender of birds and their habitat, is adopting a new strategy aimed at ensuring […]

Good Witches of the North

Canadian High Court Upholds “Polluter Pays” Principle While the “polluter pays” principle struggles here in the U.S., our neighbors to the north have resoundingly reaffirmed it. In a unanimous decision, […]

A Mine Is a Wonderful Thing to Waste

Wisconsin Tribes End Mining Threat by Buying Site In a stunning victory for environmentalists and Native Americans, Wisconsin’s Sokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa and Forest County Potawatomi tribes announced Tuesday that […]

Sasakawa It to ’em

Two Environmentalists Win UNEP Award Two dedicated environmentalists — one from China, one from Brazil — will share the Sasakawa Prize, which is awarded every year by the United Nations […]

Big Gulp

Ford May Restart Production of Its Biggest SUV Ford Motor Co. disappointed enviros with an announcement this week that it may resume production of its monster-sized Excursion SUV, dubbed the […]

Race to the Bottom

Feds Not Adequately Addressing Environmental Racism, Report Finds Federal agencies are falling down on the job when it comes to making environmental justice part of their work, according to a […]

Happy As a Clam

Prozac Ingredient Found to Accumulate in Fish Traces of the antidepressant Prozac have been found in fish in central Texas, according to first-of-its-kind research conducted by scientists at Baylor University. […]