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Montreal Expose

For the first time, a government-sponsored snapshot of the environmental health of North America is available, thanks to a study released today by the Montreal-based Commission for Environmental Cooperation. The […]

Better Save Than Sorry

Energy conservation may finally be getting its moment in the sun: The Northwest Power Planning Council, a multi-state agency with a mandate to balance power production and environmental concerns in […]

Delta Blues

Once upon a time, the Colorado River Delta — a plain the size of Rhode Island — supported a dazzling number of plant and animal species, and its annual flood […]

Ashley Parkinson, Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign

Ashley Parkinson is coordinator of Seattle Audubon Society’s Northwest Shade Coffee Campaign, which works to educate retailers and consumers about the benefits of shade-grown coffee. Monday, 7 Jan 2002 SEATTLE, […]

A Bad Case of Gas

The Montreal Protocol to heal the ozone hole is the poster child of successful environmental treaties; the general consensus is that as the treaty’s targets are met, the ozone hole […]

Sigh-onara

Not two months after the conclusion of the climate change negotiations in Marrakech, Morocco, Japan is sending alarming signals that it will bow to industry pressure and break its pledge […]

The Race Goes to the Swift

The tiny swift fox has got friends in high places: Ted Turner has launched a campaign to save the rare mammal, which is the smallest North American wild dog. Through […]

The Shipping News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reiterated yesterday that at-risk salmon populations wouldn’t be further endangered by a project to deepen the Columbia River for more shipping. The Corps said […]

Coal in His Stalking

More bad news from the Bush administration: The U.S. EPA is planning to relax Clinton-era interpretations of the Clean Air Act by allowing owners of aging coal-fired power plants to […]

Fuels Don’t Rush in

Environmental groups sued the U.S. government yesterday for violating a 1992 law requiring federal agencies to buy vehicles powered by alternative fuels. The suit, filed by the Sierra Club, the […]