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Court Ruling Puts All Salmon Protections at Risk

In a decision that could undermine protections for salmon throughout the West, U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan on Wednesday ordered that Oregon coastal coho salmon no longer be listed as […]

Chemicals May Be Contributing to Early Puberty

Boys in the U.S. are entering puberty at an earlier age, and exposure to chemicals in the environment may be one of the reasons why, according to a study published […]

WWF Asks Russia to Protect Whales Threatened By Exxon

The World Wildlife Fund is asking Russia to stop Exxon from testing for oil off Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East, charging that the seismic surveys are driving Western […]

Kuwait Suffers From Month of Fish Kills

About 2,000 tons of dead fish have washed ashore in Kuwait in the past month — a number equivalent to the amount of fish eaten over four years in the […]

Enviros Say Power Company Buys Off Locals in Uganda

AES Corp. has struck a $500 million dollar deal with Uganda to build a dam near Bujagali Falls on the Nile River, but construction on the site is still on […]

Nuclear Plants Might Not Withstand Terrorist Attacks

Nuclear power plants are vulnerable to terrorists, and attacks on them could cause much more damage than Tuesday’s disasters, says Tom Clements, head of the Nuclear Control Institute in Washington, […]

Dust, Asbestos From Trade Center Put Some at Risk

The enormous cloud of smoke and grit that spread from the collapsing World Trade Center towers on Tuesday could lead to attacks of asthma, emphysema, and other lung diseases, even […]

Solar Helps Bridge Digital Divide in Developed World

Solar energy has become the energy of choice in some of the world’s rural markets, helping to bridge the digital divide in developing countries. Daniel Kammen of the University of […]

Coral Reefs Are Dying Faster Than Thought

The world’s coral reefs are dying faster and cover an area smaller than researchers previously thought, according to a study released yesterday by the U.N. Environment Programme. The UNEP report […]

Acreage Protected By Local Land Trusts Increases Threefold

Local land trusts across the U.S. had protected almost 6.4 million acres by the end of 2000, according to the Land Trust Alliance. That’s more than a threefold increase since […]