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Rainforest Action and Highway-building Network

Preserving the rainforest is the top priority for the 20 million people living in Brazil’s Amazon, according to a study by the World Wildlife Fund. The study, which the group […]

The Hypocritical Oath

The American Hospital Association is backing out of an agreement with the U.S. EPA that would have cut hospital waste in half by the end of the decade. The agreement […]

Yucca Mountain, Yuck Accounting

The U.S EPA yesterday set a standard for how much radiation would be allowed to leak into groundwater, air, and soil at the proposed storage facility for nuclear waste at […]

No Green Medal

The International Olympic Committee claims that environmental protection is a fundamental part of the Olympic Games, along with sports and culture. But only one-tenth of 1 percent of the budget […]

Gloom and Duma

Despite polls that suggest that 80 to 90 percent of Russians oppose the plan, the lower house of the country’s parliament, the Duma, voted yesterday to allow the import of […]

Scientific Americans

A week before President Bush travels overseas to meet with European leaders already frustrated with his stance on global warming, a report released yesterday by the U.S. National Academy of […]

Judge Dreadful

In a blow to environmentalists, a federal judge chose yesterday not to issue an emergency stay on road-building in metro Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Beverly Martin said she would give […]

Wet T-shirts — No Contest

Wet cleaners are opening up around the country as an alternative to environmentally nasty dry cleaners. Traditional cleaners use a cleaning solvent, perchlorethylene, that has been linked to health and […]

Cheney Takes Us for Fuels

The same day that a Washington Post-ABC News poll showed public support for President Bush’s energy policy at 37 percent, Vice President Dick Cheney held his first serious meeting with […]

Grill a Gorilla

Rwandan soldiers spread out across Virunga National Park yesterday to protect endangered mountain gorillas after the Hutu militia apparently grilled two male gorillas and ate their meat on Friday. Killing […]