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Changing the Channel

Stretches of California’s 1,100-mile coastline may soon be put completely off-limits to fishing, a dramatic step some policymakers are contemplating as a way to help decimated fish populations. A 37-acre […]

'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Fly

Development in a Southern California community east of Los Angeles is being stymied in order to protect an endangered species of fly. The Delhi Sands flower-loving fly — the sole […]

Nary in a Coal Mine

Phasing out coal to clean up our air and slow the onset of climate change is possible on a global scale, according to a new report by the Worldwatch Institute. […]

Two Cats That Pass in the Night

Three environmental groups filed suit against the feds yesterday, claiming that the U.S. Border Patrol is harming two species of endangered wildcats with its use of high-intensity lights and other […]

Free to Flee MTBE

A report by environmental officials from eight Northeastern states is calling for the gasoline additive MTBE to be phased out within three years because it pollutes waterways. Coupled with similar […]

Don't Bank On It

Deutsche Bank, Europe’s biggest bank, has advised several thousand large institutional investors to sell their shares in leading biotechnology companies, including Monsanto and Novartis, because consumers are hesitant to buy […]

Forest Service Stumped

The U.S. government on Tuesday temporarily blocked logging on 26 national forest areas in the Northwest until the tracts are surveyed for rare plants and animals, as required by the […]

Drumming Out the Corps

Wetlands destruction and urban sprawl have exacerbated flooding problems in the upper Midwest, where floods caused massive damage in 1993 and 1997, according to a new report by the Sierra […]

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 […]