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Hell-bent for Leatherbacks

Leatherback turtles in the Pacific Ocean are in a serious decline that may lead to their extinction within a decade unless commercial fishing practices are changed, according to a new […]

Set This Insecticide Aside

The EPA plans to effectively remove from the market all over-the-counter products containing chlorpyrifos, one of the most commonly used pesticides in the U.S., often sold under the brand name […]

Please Don't Squeeze the Chairman

Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.), who became chair of the Senate Environment Committee six months ago following the death of pro-conservation Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.), has been a not-entirely-unpleasant surprise for […]

Not Appealing

Enviros were unhappy yesterday at the news that the Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the EPA should have taken into account costs to industry when it issued tougher […]

In Big With the League

Al Gore picked up the backing of the League of Conservation Voters yesterday, his first endorsement from a national environmental group. LCV President Deb Callahan: “His environmental achievements are the […]

Net Loss

Populations of wild salmon in the North Atlantic have fallen to record lows, and if current trends continue, the salmon may be headed for extinction, the World Wildlife Fund said […]

Road, Road, Road Your Vote

Al Gore promised yesterday that as president he would expand the Clinton administration’s national forest roadless initiative to include the massive Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and would ban not […]

The Gall!

America’s federal lands are increasingly threatened by thieves who make off with everything from mushrooms to cedar trees and sell the natural resources for profit. From 1991 to 1997, poachers […]

It's My Green Party, and I'll Vote How I Want To

Is a vote for Ralph Nader for president a vote in favor of a new greener, more progressive political movement or a de facto vote for Republican candidate George W. […]

Pamela K. Miller, Alaska Community Action on Toxics

Pamela K. Miller is a biologist and director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). ACAT works to protect human health, water and air quality, and the natural environment by […]