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Ski Bummer

A fierce debate has cropped up in recent months over the White River National Forest in Colorado — not about logging but about recreation. The U.S. Forest Service has made […]

But Picnickers Get More Sunlight and Less Bird Doo-Doo

The Atlantic rainforest of northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s most species-rich tropical rainforests, is in serious trouble, according to an article by Brazilian scientists in the journal Nature. Ecological […]

Compassionate Conservatism = Dead Fish

GOP presidential contender George W. Bush told residents of Washington state yesterday that four dams on the lower Snake River in southeastern Washington should not be breached to help save […]

The Coroner Ruled It a Mass Suicide

Pollution may have caused the deaths of up to 50,000 flamingos on Kenya’s Lake Bogoria, which has the biggest concentration of flamingos in the world, conservationists say. Gideon Motelin of […]

Will this odd bird be the passenger pigeon of the 21st century?

Conservationists have long been known for their staunch defense of cuddly and charismatic megafauna, and in recent years for their spirited battles on behalf of lowly, unseen creatures and enigmatic […]

Amelie Van Den Bos, Global Village of Beijing

Amelie Van Den Bos is program coordinator for Global Village of Beijing (GVB), and she is helping to organize Earth Day 2000 in China. Monday, 28 Feb 2000 BEIJING, China […]

Bradley Throws the Book at Gore

Democratic presidential contender Bill Bradley on Friday told Seattle residents that he would take on the “lords of yesterday,” the timber, agribusiness, and water industries that he said threaten the […]

Sigh-anide

Concern about cyanide pollution is sprouting up in spots around the world in the wake of a massive spill at a Romanian gold-mining operation last month that killed hundreds of […]

Let's Make This Gas Ex

The controversial gasoline additive MTBE can cause headaches, fatigue, and eye irritation in some people, according to a study released Friday by Rutgers University researchers. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) cited […]

Roll Over, Colombia, Roll Over

Colombia’s rainforests and wildlife are becoming victims of the war over drugs. Since the mid-1990s, tens of thousands of acres of virgin rainforest deep in the Amazon have been chopped […]