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They Couldn't Car Less

A community of residents Freiburg, Germany, has launched the nation’s biggest experiment in car-free living. The Vauban development — which includes 280 new homes on 94 acres — bans cars […]

Rain Drops Stopped Falling on My Head

Pollution from coal-burning power plants and other sources may prevent snow and rainfall in downwind areas, according to a new study published in the journal Science. Daniel Rosenfeld of the […]

Taking the Lawn Into Their Own Hands

The EPA is cracking down on pollution from lawnmowers, weed-trimmers, and chainsaws with new rules announced yesterday. It may seem like small potatoes, but 20 million small engine-powered devices are […]

Card-Carrying Enviros

For the second year in a row, the Snake River in Washington state has been declared the most endangered river in the U.S. by American Rivers. The enviro group is […]

To Kjell in a Handbasket

Norway’s centrist Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik resigned today after losing a vote in parliament yesterday, when the opposition majority ignored his objections and eased pollution laws in order to […]

No Canyon Do

The Sierra Club filed suit on Wednesday to stop a big development project proposed for a gateway community south of Grand Canyon National Park. “Building Northern Arizona’s largest shopping center […]

That Really Extincts!

It takes about 10 million years for the living world to recover from large-scale extinctions and produce mature ecosystems, according to a study published in today’s issue of the journal […]

The British Are Coming Closer

The UK is aiming to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 21.5 percent below 1990 levels by 2010, a reduction almost twice as large as the one the nation committed to […]

Wow — A 350-Mile-Long Cesspool

China’s controversial Three Gorges Dam, now under construction, is plagued by corruption and is likely to lead to serious pollution problems, but officials say the project will be completed nonetheless. […]

Pretty Soon, Gas Will Cost As Much As Bottled Water

Complaining about the rising price of gasoline in the U.S., Alaska’s two Republican senators yesterday introduced a bill to open the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil […]