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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 […]

World Scientists Are Aghast at Canada's Species Bill

More than 1,300 of the world’s top biologists sent a scathing letter to Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien on Monday, criticizing the country’s proposed endangered species legislation. They are upset […]

Arsenic Study Supports Tougher Limits in H2O

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences has found that the standard for arsenic levels in drinking water should be at least as tough as the one set by the Clinton […]

Dan Kent, Red Rock Forests

Dan Kent is the founder of Red Rock Forests. His work with Mexican spotted owls in the forests and canyons of southern Utah led to a growing awareness of the […]