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Internet Boom Not Heating Up?
U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide declined slightly in 1998, the first drop since 1991, when the nation was in a recession, according to preliminary data from the American Council for […]
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Wild, Wild West
The Clinton administration is planning broad steps to protect public land in the West during Pres. Clinton’s remaining time in office. In the coming months, the administration hopes to declare […]
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WHO Performs in Concert with Europe
Health concerns are likely to take center stage at this week’s gathering in London of European environment, transportation, and health ministers. The 51 European nations that are members of the […]
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Goodbye Pennzoil, Hello Mazola
A new biodegradable vegetable-oil lubricant could completely replace petroleum-based motor oil in everything from cars to chain saws, say the Colo.-based inventors, who recently received a patent for their innovation. […]
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Grimace and Bear it
Western GOP governors are reconciling themselves to the notion that the Endangered Species Act is unlikely to be changed until after the 2000 presidential election. The governors, who were attending […]
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More Exhausting News
The air people breathe in their cars can be up to 10 times more polluted than the air outside, according to a study released yesterday by California air quality officials. […]
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Manatees Buffetted
Jimmy Buffet has joined the crusade of 22 environmental groups who are threatening to sue the feds and the Florida state government for failing to protect endangered manatees from being […]
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Some Enviros Call for Quincy Autopsy
The U.S. Forest Service is recommending increased logging across 2.4 million acres of national forest in Northern California. In a draft environmental impact statement to be released today, the USFS […]
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Not-So-Super Fund?
Forty-two cents of every federal dollar spent on the Superfund toxic waste cleanup program goes to toxic cleanups, according to a report released yesterday by the General Accounting Office, while […]
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Made in Taiwan
A highly controversial load of toxic waste from Taiwan, which caused deaths and rioting while it was temporarily dumped in Cambodia, may find a permanent home in Idaho. A Taiwanese […]
