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A Loophole in the Ozone

Ending a six-year battle, the U.S. EPA reintroduced proposals yesterday for new standards to combat ozone, which causes smog. At issue in the battle was whether the ozone-pollution controls outlined […]

Kohe Malama Malama O Kanaloa (We Just Like Typing That)

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reduce the number of acres designated as critical habitat in Maui, Hawaii, by about 25 percent compared to last year, leaving some 93,200 […]

Their Dumpsters Runneth Over

They’re talking trash in Naples, Italy — literally. For the past week, the city and its suburbs have been overwhelmed by garbage, which is oozing from dumpsters, blowing down sidewalks, […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Administrophic Dear Editor: Thanks for the link [to a log of the Bush administration’s environment-related activities], and I really mean that, even though I am a registered Republican. […]

There’s Other Fish in the Sea. But Not Many.

Ninety percent of the world’s largest and most economically important fish have disappeared due to a half-century of industrial fishing, according to a groundbreaking study published in today’s issue of […]

To What Porpoise?

Numerous species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises are dwindling and could go extinct within the next decade, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) warns in a report released today. Take the […]

I Used to Have a V-8

General Motors — last year dubbed “Global Warmer Number One” by Environmental Defense — is taking small steps to clean up its vehicle fleet, not to mention its image. The […]

A Green and Pleasant Meadowlands

Plans are underway to create a huge urban park in New Jersey that would be 10 times the size of New York City’s Central Park — on land now pocked […]

They Otter Be Proud

The English otter, a beloved mammal once thought to have all but disappeared from the nation’s waterways, is staging an impressive comeback. Otters can now be found in nearly 35 […]

Charlotte Brody, Health Care Without Harm

Charlotte Brody, a registered nurse, is a founder and executive director of Health Care Without Harm, an international coalition of 416 organizations in 44 countries working to make health care […]