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Delhi Order: Hold the Lead

India plans to phase out leaded gas by February 1, 2000, and most state-run refineries will begin producing unleaded gas by October. The move, long urged by environmental groups, is […]

Tempeh Tantrum?

Responding to citizen outcry, Japan has proposed mandatory labeling of some genetically modified foods by April 2001, though the move could trigger a trade dispute with the U.S. Japan is […]

Mounties Always Get Their Species

Canada’s new environment minister, David Anderson, has outlined a tough proposal that would criminalize the destruction of habitat for endangered species. Canada currently has no law protecting endangered species, and […]

Follow the Leader

Throughout Pres. Clinton’s summer vacation, he’ll be followed by radio and print ads urging him to permanently ban road-building on up to 60 million acres of wild roadless national forest […]

Re-Tire-Ment Benefits

Australian researchers say they have developed a highly efficient way to recycle car and truck tires to produce a rubber composite that could be used in shoe soles, car components, […]

We're Not Out of the Woods Yet

Governments around the world are failing to protect forests, and drastic action must be taken to curb commercial logging, according to a new report produced by a coalition of major […]

Orangu-Tangle

Two enviro groups are launching a major campaign today to halt illegal logging that is threatening endangered orangutans in Indonesian national parks. About 80 percent of the orangutans’ forest habitat […]

A Project Worth Its Salt

Pressure from environmentalists has led a major company in Mexico to modify a planned salt-mining operation along the Baja California coast, the first time a company in Mexico has modified […]

Oldman River Doesn't Just Keep Rolling Along

NAFTA’s environmental watchdog, the Montreal-based Commission for Environmental Cooperation, has recommended that Canada be investigated to see whether the nation is adequately enforcing its environmental laws and protecting fish habitat. […]

What's Next, a Swarm of Locusts?

Survivors of Turkey’s massive earthquake last week now face the prospect of acid rain caused by pollution from a large oil refinery fire, according to Turkey’s health minister. A five-day […]