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They Blindsided Me With Science

Three of the U.S. government’s top salmon scientists contend today in an article in the journal Science that breaching four dams on the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington might […]

In Hot Water

Radioactivity in waterways near a top-secret nuclear weapons complex in Siberia is higher than what would be released from 10,000 commercial nuclear reactors, making it the worst nuclear river contamination […]

Rain of Terror

As pouring rains brought the most widespread flooding Britain has seen in 50 years, Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested yesterday that global warming is contributing to the disastrous weather. “In […]

We Blinded Them With Scientists

More than 250 scientists, including Edward O. Wilson and Paul Ehrlich, sent a letter to President Clinton this week urging him to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska […]

Fox Guarding the Penhouse

To the disappointment of environmental and human rights activists, a Mexican judge on Tuesday rejected evidence that two environmentalists had been tortured into confessing to drug and weapons charges. Rodolfo […]

Chile Con Carnage

The tourism and salmon-fishing industries are joining with enviros to try to stop the U.S. multinational Boise Cascade from building what would be the world’s largest timber mill in the […]

Pulling the Plug

After getting a complaint from the national League of Conservation Voters, Rick Lazio, the Republican candidate for Senate in New York, pulled a campaign ad yesterday that criticized his Democratic […]

Rouge's Gallery

Ford Motor Co. is going green with its $2 billion remodeling plans for its Rouge industrial complex in Dearborn, Mich. The remodel, being spearheaded by green architect William McDonough, will […]

Fannie Farmless

Atlanta, Ga., has the worst sprawl in the nation, according to a preliminary study by the Fannie Mae Foundation. Miami, Detroit, Denver, and Dallas round out the top five cities […]

Cholera Me Badd

Bacteria and other microorganisms that could harm humans and marine life are being spread around the world in the ballast water of ships, according to a study in today’s issue […]