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Marsh Mellow

In a defeat for developers, the Bush administration said yesterday it wouldn’t try to weaken a rule approved by former President Clinton to expand protections to tens of thousands of […]

Slope a Dope

In what may be one of the largest oil spills ever on Alaska’s North Slope — and a poorly timed one for the oil industry — 92,400 gallons of saltwater […]

Massive Transit

The number of folks riding buses, subways, and trains in the U.S. last year rose to the highest level since 1959, while the number of miles driven on roads remained […]

The Horror, the Horror

The civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has devastated wildlife, killing off thousands of elephants, gorillas, and other endangered species, according to a report commissioned by the U.N. […]

Nyetskis

Personal watercraft will be banned in national parks and recreation areas by September 2002 except in special cases where the National Park Service can prove the machines won’t harm the […]

And other words from readers

  Re: Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association Dear Editor: After reading through your website, I’ve decided to give up my favorite ice cream, Starbucks Coffee Almond Fudge. I cannot, in […]

Ranch Undressing

This isn’t a joke. The White House is touting President Bush’s just-completed home on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, as an eco-friendly haven. The house has geothermal heating and cooling. […]

Twenty-first-century Fox

Mexico’s national water commissioner, Cristobal Jaime Jaquez, says 73 percent of the country’s water, whether underground or on the surface, is a danger to public health and Mexican President Vicente […]

Grand: Funked Railroad

In a surprising defeat of a government-owned rail company, environmental officials in the heavily polluted destination spot known as Hong Kong refused a permit request last fall to build a […]

Bush's Climate Solution — Turn Up the A.C.!

Frustrating environmentalists, the Bush administration on Friday rolled back a rule approved by former President Clinton that would have required new central air conditioners to be 30 percent more efficient […]