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Jumbo-sized Problems

India’s population of elephants is moving toward extinction because of widespread poaching, loss of habitat, and brutal training methods, according to Maneka Gandhi, the nation’s Minister of Social Justice and […]

Pac Mentality

Political action committees (PACs) and executives connected to the nuclear power industry have been channeling money to the campaign coffers of GOP presidential candidate George W. Bush, according to an […]

Worm and Fuzzy

Charismatic, “cuddly” animals in Britain are getting a disproportionate share of conservation money, while insects, worms, and other invertebrates are being neglected, according to a new report by the Wildlife […]

Pulp Fact

The Southeastern U.S. has become a new battleground for forest wars in the U.S. Whereas most previous conflicts over logging centered around forests on public land in the West, enviros […]

Dim Summary

China’s environment remains in sad shape, marked by severe air and water pollution and a number of other problems, according to an annual assessment released today by the Chinese State […]

Dis-heart-ening News

Moderate air pollution may trigger sudden death in people with existing heart problems, according to a number of new scientific studies. The finding suggests that heart attacks, not lung disease, […]

What's the Rush?

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, will be permanently closed on Dec. 15, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma announced today. President Clinton, who […]

Kerr-bing Population Growth

Andy Kerr, a well-known environmental activist who spent much of the 1980s and 1990s fighting a bitter war against logging in the Northwest, is turning his attention to another issue: […]

What Do You Take Us For, Fuels?

A U.S. government report soon to be released shows a slight increase in the fuel economy of family vehicles in the 2000 model year, but the rise is primarily because […]

Pipe Down!

The World Bank’s board of directors will vote next week on a highly controversial plan to help finance a $3.7 billion oil-and-pipeline project in Chad and Cameroon. Environmentalists are staunchly […]