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Thrown for a Loophole

Some enviros say the Clinton administration is proposing “loopholes” in the Kyoto climate change treaty so big that they would let the U.S. get away with doing almost nothing to […]

Auto-neurotic

Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader returned to his roots yesterday by launching into a harsh critique of the auto industry, accusing American car manufacturers of blocking advances in fuel […]

Snow News Is Good News

In a heartening development for enviros, the National Park Service yesterday recommended banning snowmobiles from Yellowstone National Park by late 2003. The proposal, likely to be made into a final […]

Maine Drag

Hundreds of Maine residents have signed up for a new state program that pays motorists to junk old cars and buy newer models that pollute less, but regulators have no […]

Take It Away

The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a property rights case that could reopen the question of when land-use regulations become so burdensome as to constitute a takings of private […]

Safety Dunce

The U.S. House rejected a pipeline safety bill yesterday as too weak, even though it had been unanimously approved last month by the Senate. The bill by Sen. John McCain […]

Goof Bawl

The Democratic National Committee is going on the attack against George W. Bush with TV ads that lambaste the governor’s environmental record in his home state of Texas. One ad […]

Borderline Psychosis

The Czech Republic began activating a nuclear power plant located just 30 miles from the Austrian border yesterday, intensifying a serious diplomatic conflict between the two nations. As they have […]

Iguana Be Alone

Iguana species in the West Indies are in trouble due to invasive species and habitat destruction. The iguanas — which can reach five feet in length and live up to […]

No Fuel Like an Old Fuel

Although rising gas prices in the U.S. have set off a raft of complaints this year and 60 percent of the public say they are worried about energy costs, few […]