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Arresting Development

In a pre-Earth Day demonstration protesting President Bush’s environmental policies, 10 environmental activists were arrested yesterday at U.S. EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., after chaining themselves to the building’s entrance. […]

Christie Toad Whitman

The Bush administration has put on its green hat leading up to Earth Day. President Bush has said he would sign a treaty phasing out a series of nasty chemicals […]

Addled Ababa

Ethiopia said yesterday that about 3,000 tons of obsolete pesticides stored at almost 1,000 sites around the country are contaminating the environment and threatening public health. For example, at one […]

I Want to Ride My Bicycle

Taiwan President Chen Shui-ban biked to work today to mark Earth Day on Sunday. Top officials from Taiwain’s environment and transportation agencies, among others, pedaled with the president in the […]

Coming Out of Their Shells

More than a million Olive Ridley turtles came ashore to nest and lay eggs last month on India’s eastern coast and hatchlings are now filling the beaches, providing some hope […]

He Blinded Me With "Sound Science"

Provoking jeers from environmentalists, the U.S. EPA said yesterday that it would delay until next February a decision on how much arsenic should be allowed in drinking water. A rule […]

"POP" Goes the Weasel

With Earth Day on Sunday and his environmental record under attack, President Bush this morning announced that he will sign and ask the Senate to ratify a treaty to ban […]

Quebicker

Thirty-four heads of state are gathering tomorrow in Quebec for the Third Summit of the Americans to help write a free trade pact for the Western Hemisphere. Hoards of protesters […]

The Apples of Our Eye

Not only are organically grown apples better for the environment than conventionally grown apples, but they also taste yummier and can lead to more profits for farmers, according to a […]

Auctionable Offense

Interior Secretary Gale Norton has rejected an appeal from Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) to immediately cancel plans to auction off 6 million acres of offshore oil and gas leases […]