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George W. Bush was grilled on air pollution in Texas and a number of other serious issues last night by none other than Dave Letterman. Letterman, who had Bush as […]

Fuels Rush In

Arizona is facing a major budget crisis because of a well-intentioned but poorly designed law that gives residents big incentives and tax breaks for buying vehicles that run on alternative […]

Oiled Again!

Work began yesterday on a multibillion-dollar pipeline that will carry oil from Chad through Cameroon to Africa’s Atlantic coast, a project bitterly opposed by environmentalists and human rights advocates. The […]

Best of the Wurst

Hoping to gain the high ground on climate change, the German government announced new steps yesterday that are aimed at making sure the country fulfills its pledge to reduce its […]

This Sends Shivas Down Our Spine

India’s highest court gave its approval yesterday for a large hydroelectric dam on the Narmada river, a project that had been stalled for six years because of a lawsuit filed […]

Butterfly in the Ointment

A coalition of environmental groups, including Greenpeace, notified the U.S. EPA yesterday of intent to sue, contending that the agency could harm a number of endangered species such as the […]

We're Not Gonna Take This Lion Down

The North Pacific fishing industry is proposing a rider to a major budget bill in the U.S. Congress that would lift a federal court injunction banning fishing in Alaskan waters […]

Slurry With the Dinge on Top

A huge spill of coal slurry into streams in eastern Kentucky has caused water shortages and school closings and prompted Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton (D) to declare a state of […]

Poll Bearers

Sixty-three percent of likely American voters say they favor government action that would force automakers to improve the gas mileage of SUVs, according to a Christian Science Monitor poll. Fifty-seven […]

Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary

In a decision that could curb sprawl and development in Southern California, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced yesterday that it is designating more than 500,000 acres as critical […]