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Compassionate Conservationist?

GOP presidential candidate George W. Bush yesterday proposed $2.3 billion in new spending and tax credits over five years to promote conservation, including full funding of $900 million a year […]

Spent Fuel for the Fire

Japan, which gets about a third of its electricity from nuclear plants, is having big problems trying to dispose of its nuclear waste. Public opposition to the nuclear industry in […]

Interior Designs

Speculation is mounting that Montana Gov. Marc Racicot (R) would be a likely candidate for Interior secretary should George W. Bush win the presidency. Racicot yesterday joined other Western governors, […]

Old-growth Me Out

Sixteen major Canadian companies — including Bell Canada, Nike Canada, Kinko’s, and Citizens Bank — announced yesterday that they will stop purchasing all paper products made from old-growth forests within […]

Hanford and Sons

Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt recommended yesterday that President Clinton declare four new national monuments that would protect more than 500,000 acres of federal land in the West, and Clinton is […]

Methane in Their Madness

Far from being eco-friendly, hydroelectric power can actually cause more greenhouse gases to be released into the atmosphere than coal-fired power plants, according to a report by the World Commission […]

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 […]