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Sulfuring Succotash!

In a controversial move, the EPA has decided to sharply reduce the level of sulfur allowed in diesel fuel, calling diesel emissions a serious health hazard. The agency’s announcement came […]

Muir Power to 'Em

A fierce ideological struggle within the Sierra Club is pitting moderates against radicals and polarizing some chapters of the group. For decades, the Sierra Club has been guided by moderate […]

Gray Matter

Logging trucks circled Sacramento streets yesterday to protest new, stricter timber rules proposed by California Gov. Gray Davis’s (D) administration, while Earth First! activists were arrested for protesting that the […]

More Powell to 'Em

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered yesterday near Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona at dueling rallies on the issue of whether to drain Lake Powell. Enviros, including the Glen Canyon Action Network, […]

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. […]