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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 […]

Green and Pleasant Land?

The U.K. lags far behind many nations in the proportion of its land set aside for wildlife protection, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth U.K. Using […]

Raul Alvarez, PODER and Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter

Raul Alvarez is transportation coordinator for People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources (PODER), an environmental justice group based in East Austin, Texas. He is also environmental justice […]