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A Tree Grows in Berlin

The fall of the Berlin Wall 10 years ago has meant hard times for many of the city’s old trees, some of which had been fenced off from public contact […]

Stuck a Feather in His Cap

Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, Pres. Clinton today will announce that the feds want to take the bald eagle off the endangered species list. The eagle […]

So That Means Everyone Should Drive Semis?

USA Today reports that 46,000 people have died because of a 1970s-era push for greater fuel efficiency that has lead to smaller cars, but the article gives short shrift to […]

Black-and-Blue Danube

Environmentalists and Serb opposition politicians claim that the government of Serbian Pres. Slobodan Milosevic is hiding the full extent of environmental damage caused by NATO’s bombing campaign, fearful that it […]

Death-yl Bromide

Latino school kids in California face a higher risk of exposure to deadly pesticides than other kids in the state, according to a civil rights complaint filed Wednesday against California […]

River of Cash

In what’s being billed as the largest environmental restoration effort in history, the Clinton administration today will announce a plan to spend $7.8 billion over the next 20 years to […]

Mmm … Salmon, What a Treat-y

Ending a long-running salmon war, Canada and the U.S. shook hands yesterday on a fishing treaty aimed at protecting dwindling Pacific salmon stocks. The agreement includes harvest limits for both […]

Owl's Fair in Love and War

The federal government yesterday decided to protect 731,000 acres near Tucson, Ariz., as critical habitat for the endangered pygmy owl, a major shift that will limit future development in the […]

Fees Take a Hike

A new system of higher fees in national parks is starting to pay off for visitors and park administrators alike. The system allows parks to keep 80 percent of the […]

Escargot Cargo Embargo

In an effort to curb the environmental degradation caused by exotic species, the U.S. government today will begin regulating the water that cargo ships dump when they enter U.S. ports. […]