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You Say Tomato, I Say Lawsuit
Thirteen states have passed laws that protect farmers and food producers from criticism that could cut back on their sales, and environmentalists and consumer advocates are warning that the laws […]
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Prez: Life's a Beach — and So Are Republicans
President Clinton on Saturday ordered federal agencies to boost efforts to clean up beaches and waterways, and he challenged states to do the same. Giving his weekly radio address while […]
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Steer Clear of that Weasel Diesel
Environmental officials are considering a crackdown on diesel, a common and dangerous pollutant that can clog lungs, damage genes, and cause cancer. The California Air Resources Board last year declared […]
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We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
For the first time, more Japanese companies favor a tax on carbon-dioxide emissions than oppose it, according to a poll released by the nation’s Environment Agency yesterday. “The poll indicates […]
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We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Not Us
Mobil CEO Lucio A. Noto got testy yesterday when enviros suggested that the company’s planned merger with Exxon, approved overwhelmingly by stockholders yesterday, would create an environmentally irresponsible monster. Noto […]
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This Is the Place
The Clinton administration and Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt (R) have reached a broad general agreement that could result in more than 1 million acres of wilderness in Utah’s West Desert. […]
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Birth of a Breach Idea
The feds must breach four dams on the lower Snake River in order to honor treaty obligations to Indian tribes in the Northwest, according to a new report from a […]
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Fly Wolf
Two more packs of Mexican gray wolves were released into eastern Arizona last week, bringing the number of wolves in the area’s reintroduction program to at least 19. One pack, […]
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Killer Waves, Dude!
An Israeli company made a deal yesterday to sell an innovative new system that can generate electricity from the motion of ocean waves. An Indian company agreed to pay $4 […]
