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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 […]

A Lot of Fuss Over a Blues Guitarist?

Against the backdrop of the Taj Mahal, President Clinton called for greater environmental cooperation between India and the U.S. and pledged nearly $250 million in aid for clean energy projects […]

Mountin' Opposition

Twenty-three green-leaning House Republicans sent a letter to President Clinton earlier this month calling on him to stand firm against the destructive practice of mountaintop-removal mining. A federal judge ruled […]

Life's a Beach and Then You Die

Fourteen whales beached themselves and eight of them died soon after the Navy conducted sonar exercises off the northern Bahamas on March 15. The Navy said yesterday that there was […]