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Take That Smog and Shove It

New York Gov. George Pataki (R) signed a controversial bill yesterday that aims to limit pollution drifting into New York from coal-burning power plants in the Midwest and South. The […]

The Bonus Collector

A man enviros love to hate, Charles Hurwitz, chair and CEO of Maxxam Inc., got a good deal richer last year when he finally acceded to a government buyout of […]

Zion Tamer

Zion National Park in Utah yesterday became the first national park in the lower 48 states to ban automobiles from its most popular area. The National Park Service launched a […]

Poor: Salt on Their Wounds

Minorities and low-income residents in the Indianapolis metropolitan area are at the most risk from toxic chemicals, according to a study released yesterday by the Indianapolis Urban League Environmental Coalition. […]

Good Clean Fun

Clothes-washing machines are going greener under an agreement unveiled yesterday between the U.S. government and major home appliance manufacturers. By 2007, Whirlpool, Maytag, General Electric, and other companies will make […]

Putin on the Fritz

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday abolished the nation’s environmental protection agency, the State Committee on the Environment, ostensibly to help save money and cut bureaucracy. The agency’s functions will […]

Court and Spark

The U.S. Supreme Court set the stage yesterday for a landmark environmental ruling by announcing its decision to hear a case that will determine whether the government went too far […]

Going Smog Wild

More than 132 million Americans live in areas that ought to receive a flunking grade for their dangerously high smog levels, according to an American Lung Association report released today. […]

They Otter Be Ashamed

Sea otters in Alaska’s Prince William Sound have experienced long-term negative effects from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]

Up and Ad 'Em

The Sierra Club plans to spend about $250,000 over the next three weeks to air a TV ad that criticizes Texas Gov. George W. Bush’s environmental record. The ad, which […]