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Town and Out

Arnold, Calif., a longtime logging town, is turning against the industry that supported it for decades. A number of residents are opposing a plan by Sierra Pacific Industries to clear-cut […]

Organic Strawberry Fields Forever

Sales of organic foods in the U.K. are expected to be five times higher in 2000 than in 1996, compared to a doubling of U.S. organic food sales during the […]

What's killing off lobsters in Long Island Sound?

Richard A. French, a specialist in animal disease at the University of Connecticut, often comes to work wearing a lobster tie tack he bought at a shellfish conference. He’s had […]

Chamber Potshots

Once again, conservative members of Congress, egged on by the business community, are hoping to tag legislative riders to funding bills to stop the Clinton administration from implementing new environmental […]

Sunday in the Park With Kim Jong Il

Some Koreans are hoping that the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea will be turned into a nature preserve. The 155-mile-long DMZ — laced with landmines, razor wire, […]

An Engine That Benz the Rules

German-American automaker DaimlerChrysler AG announced yesterday that it intends to invest about $1 billion in fuel-cell technology and become the first major auto manufacturer to market fuel-cell vehicles. By 2002, […]

Here Today, Ghana Tomorrow

Environmentalists in Ghana are working to establish six sanctuaries for giant sea turtles along the country’s Atlantic coast, and they hope the refuges will attract eco-tourists. The Ghana Wildlife Society […]

Say It Before You Spray It

New York would become the first state in which counties could require homeowners to post warning flags alerting neighbors when they use pesticides on their lawns, under an agreement reached […]

King Ralph?

Ralph Nader, who will officially capture the Green Party presidential nomination at the party’s convention in Colorado next weekend, is spreading his pro-environment, anti-corporate message with far more fervor than […]

Get on the Bus

The Los Angeles metro area made a national first on Friday by adopting sweeping rules that will require new transit buses and garbage trucks to be powered by electricity, fuel […]