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Delay O’ Fish
In welcome news for commercial fishing operations in New England, a federal judge has ordered an eight-month delay in implementing drastic cutbacks in fishing levels while scientists review federal estimates […]
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Changing Their Tuna
In other marine news, a new report released by the federal government has found that dolphin populations in the Pacific Ocean are failing to recover from years of tuna fishing, […]
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Let’s Do the Time Warp Again
The first day of a three-day, Bush administration-sponsored conference on global climate change convened yesterday, attracting more than 1,200 scientists and environmentalists but yielding very few surprises. Senior administration officials […]
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No Mobiles
Environmentalists took the National Park Service to court yesterday over ongoing delays in implementing a ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. In 2000, the agency approved […]
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Steve Carter-Lovejoy, Virginia Natural Heritage Program
Steve Carter-Lovejoy is the natural heritage information manager for the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Monday, 2 Dec 2002 RICHMOND, Va. Hello, I’m from the government, and I’m here […]
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Pole Vault
A plan to dramatically boost the use of biofuels in Poland has been approved by the country’s lower house of parliament and is now being heard by its senate. The […]
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Gill-ty
Not only has Washington state failed to warn people against fishing in many spots polluted with toxics, it has gone so far as to recommend fishing in some spots known […]
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Mao-ie Zow-ie
China is moving forward with a massive project to redirect water from the nation’s longest rivers (including the Yangtze and Yellow) to the arid north, helping to quench the thirst […]
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Big Bang
As if terrorist attacks weren’t enough of a threat, unexploded munitions at 16,000 inactive military ranges in the United States present “imminent and substantial” public health risks, according to newly […]
