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The Emperor Strikes Out

Emperor penguins have been dying as global temperatures have risen, according to a study by French scientists published yesterday in the journal Nature. From 1952 until 1975, the penguin population […]

Cement Shoos

A federal judge ruled for the second time in a month yesterday that a cement plant can’t be opened in a poor black and Latino neighborhood in Camden, N.J. In […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Zed Dear Editor: Have you thought about putting your cartoon, Zed, in schools? I think that would be a wonderful idea. After all, I am a 7th (soon […]

Soft Wood, Hard Hearts

Environmental groups are joining with the U.S. timber industry (!) today in the fight over softwood timber imports from Canada. In a petition expected to be filed with the U.S. […]

Parking Violation

In a move that has provoked conflict in Congress, the Bush administration has instituted a two-year moratorium on expanding national parks, arguing that its first order of business should be […]

Shape Up or Ship Out

Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles (D) yesterday ordered a special session of the state legislature to hammer out what would become the world’s first comprehensive law to control waste discharges from […]

Congo Drummed

Mining in eastern Congo is bringing eastern lowland gorillas closer to extinction and destroying national parks, the World Wildlife Fund said yesterday. Thousands of miners are digging for the mineral […]

Governor Moonbeam, Mayor Sunbeam

An alliance of religious groups began a campaign this week to make California’s 50,000 congregations more energy-efficient and to encourage them to use renewable power. Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown (D) […]

Kawaguchi Lets the Good Times Roll

Japan’s new prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, has chosen the environment as a key policy area to focus on. Out of the gate, his environment minister, Yoriko Kawaguchi, has stressed the […]

Pesticide: Life on the Street

The amount of pesticide waste endangering people and the environment is five times greater than what had been thought only two years ago, according to a new report by the […]