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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Wilderness

Before July 4, the Clinton administration plans to ask Congress to set aside as wilderness 5 million acres of land that now lie within 17 national parks, prohibiting new development […]

Clean Up Your Womb

Pesticides and industrial chemicals have been detected for the first time in the amniotic fluids of pregnant women, raising fears about how chemical exposure affects human development both before and […]

Another Species of Smuggler

Some 7 million animals are smuggled out of Colombia each year, stripping the nation of its rich biodiversity, according to a new report by Colombia’s Environment Ministry and state security […]

Giving Sprawl the Business

A number of business leaders are joining the fight against sprawl, worried that traffic jams, air pollution, and a lack of open space will drive away the best workers. A […]

Stall's Well that Ends Well

The Clinton administration is trying to delay until 2001 an international conference to finalize the Kyoto climate change treaty, a shift that would give the next administration the final word […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]