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Seaing Is Believing

The world’s oceans have warmed dramatically over the past 40 years, according to a major new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, published today in the journal Science. […]

Double, Double, Oil and Trouble

Violence and acts of sabotage against the oil industry are escalating in Nigeria, where poor citizens are protesting environmental destruction caused by oil companies and demanding a fair share of […]

Ragging on Maple Leafs

Canada’s biggest polluters are spewing more greenhouse gases than ever, despite promises that they would clean up their act. The country’s 15 most prolific producers of greenhouse gases emitted 7 […]

Thinke Minke

Giant pandas, Sumatran rhinoceroses, tigers, and Tibetan antelopes made the World Wildlife Fund’s list of the 10 most-wanted species this year, animals that are endangered because of the multi-billion-dollar illegal […]

Ten-Year Track

Western Republicans are backing a bill that would set a 10-year deadline for Congress to act on wilderness designation proposals, a move that Democrats and enviros say could lead to […]

Portland Trailblazers

Oregonians across the political spectrum want their state government to set an example of environmental responsibility and offer incentives to encourage businesses to be more ecologically conscious, according to poll […]

Drill Team

Alaska’s GOP congressional delegation is trying to attach a rider to a 2001 budget measure that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The remote 1.5 million-acre […]

J'accruise

Fifty-four U.S. environmental groups called on the EPA yesterday to crack down on pollution from cruise ships, with a formal petition that asks the agency to close loopholes in Clean […]

Wasting Their Breath

The House joined the Senate yesterday in approving legislation that would create a permanent storage site for nuclear waste in Nevada, though neither body passed the bill with enough votes […]

No Canada Do

Canada’s national park system is in danger of collapsing unless the park service is radically overhauled, according to a report by a high-profile federal panel. The report found that nearly […]