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Water, Water Everywhere, and Lots of Drops Do Stink

One billion people do not have access to safe water and 2 billion lack proper sanitation, according to a new report by the World Commission on Water for the 21st […]

Yakkity Yak — Yaku Talks Back

The small Japanese town of Yaku passed a resolution yesterday banning the construction of nuclear waste storage facilities within its borders, the latest sign of a growing grassroots movement against […]

Lynx 'N' Logs

A dozen environmental groups sued the U.S. government yesterday for failing to meet a deadline to protect the Canada lynx under the Endangered Species Act. The enviros accused the feds […]

No Mobile Is Good Mobile

In a move praised by enviros, the National Park Service said on Monday that it is leaning toward banning snowmobiles from Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The NPS has […]

Made in Taiwan, Dumped in China?

Even as political tensions between China and Taiwan have mounted this year, the two have been secretly negotiating a surprising multibillion dollar deal in which more than 200,000 drums of […]

La Resistance

Europeans are becoming increasingly passionate in their resistance to genetically modified (GM) foods, staging colorful protests and destroying test fields of plants in addition to refusing to buy the foods. […]

Now Is the Winter of Our Discontent

The winter of 1999-2000 was the warmest winter in the U.S. since the government began keeping records 105 years ago, marking the third year in a row of record warm […]

Saline Solution?

Facing a severe shortage of fresh water, the sprawling Tampa Bay area is planning to build the largest desalination plant this side of Saudi Arabia by the end of 2002. […]

The Horror, the Horror

Poachers are wiping out endangered gorillas in the war-ravaged eastern section of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Only 70 gorillas remain in the highlands of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, compared […]

Dan Brister, Buffalo Field Campaign

Dan Brister has been working with the Buffalo Field Campaign since December of 1997. He alternates winters on the Yellowstone boundary with falls in Missoula, Mont., where he is earning […]