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Mass Destruction of Weapons

Chemical Weapons Incineration in Anniston, Ala., Delayed Just as local residents were scrambling for gas masks, the U.S. Army announced yesterday that it would delay startup of a controversial chemical-weapons […]

Oh, Fudge

EPA May Have Exaggerated Numbers on Safe Drinking Water The U.S. EPA may have fudged the numbers when it announced in a June report that “94 percent of the population […]

Power to the Pueblo

Enviros Rejoice as Utility Drops Plan for Strip Mine in N.M. After a bitter 20-year fight, enviros and members of the Zuni Pueblo tribe had cause to celebrate yesterday, when […]

Send in the Marine Reserves

Marine Hotspots Could Be Key to Saving Endangered Ocean Species Rainforests and savannah watering holes have long been recognized as biodiversity “hotspots,” where a wide array of species live and […]

Choke-a-cola?

Coke and Pepsi in India Reported to Contain High Pesticide Residues A dozen varieties of soft drinks sold by Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Delhi, India, contain “dangerously high” levels of […]

Anna Hewitt, Shelburne Farms

Anna Hewitt is an apprentice in the market garden at Shelburne Farms, a sustainable farm and nonprofit environmental education center in Vermont. Monday, 4 Aug 2003 SHELBURNE, Vt. I’m up […]

Cow-a-bunga

Enviro Coalition Buys Out Large Grazing Permit in Wyoming A coalition of conservation groups has agreed to pay $250,000 to a Wyoming rancher to buy out her federal grazing permit, […]

Tundra-struck

Warming Climate in Alaska Causes Headaches for Oil Companies In an ironic twist, oil companies operating on Alaska’s North Slope are finding their work impeded by a warming climate. The […]

The Smoking Gun?

Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons Raises Health Concerns in Iraq High levels of radiation are showing up at a number of sites throughout Iraq, thanks to the use of depleted […]

Seeds of Destruction

GM Crops Harm Neighboring Flora and Fauna, British Test Results Indicate Genetically modified crops can cause more damage to nearby plants and animals than conventional strains of the same crops, […]