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Feds Want to Pass Wind to Consumers

The federal government today will announce a new plan to buy 5 percent of its electricity from wind-generated sources by 2010, the first move in an effort to shift 5 […]

A Not-So-Glowing Future

Germany is nearing a deal with its major utilities to close all the nation’s nuclear power plants by 2023. If a formal round of talks scheduled for tomorrow goes as […]

I Could Have Had a Hormone-Free G8!

The U.S. and Canada blocked efforts this weekend at a G8 summit to create an international body that would have policed global food standards and instituted a ban on genetically […]

Smokey's on Your Tailpipe

Nine northeastern states agreed on Friday to crack down on diesel pollution from big trucks and buses, launching a coordinated effort to begin roadside inspections and give tickets to heavily […]

Park and Ride

Officials in Grand Canyon National Park recently broke ground on a new light-rail system that will completely change transportation inside the park, cutting vehicle traffic by 80 percent. Once the […]

It's for the Birds

More than 2000 acres of coastal wetlands surrounded by development in the San Diego area were designated a federal wildlife refuge last week. The new South San Diego Bay National […]

Hey You, Take That Back

European automakers are up in arms over a bill that would require them to take back and recycle old cars. A draft of the bill was expected to be approved […]

Tick-ing Time Bomb

Global warming could cause a big increase in insect-borne diseases in Europe, according to a new World Health Organization report published in the British Medical Journal. As temperatures rise and […]

We Don't Give a Jack about These Magic Beans

Scientists, consumer groups, and activists yesterday presented Congress and the Food and Drug Administration with a 500,000-signature petition calling for genetically modified foods to be labeled. The demonstration suggested that […]

Monumental Veto

Pres. Clinton would likely veto a bill moving through Congress that would require public input before the president can declare federal land a national monument. Some Republicans are angry that […]