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Airborne pollutants all up in Eastern ecosystems, says report

Every ecosystem in the eastern United States is tainted by air pollution, says a new report from The Nature Conservancy and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. The report looks […]

French downplay years-old uranium leak at nuclear plant

A uranium leak was discovered on Friday in an underground pipe at a nuclear fuel plant in France. Authorities said the leak was probably a few years old, but insisted […]

Can the coal industry and an environmental blog find common ground?

In response to this post on the many varied reactions to Gore's energy speech, Behind the Plug (the coal industry blog for which we have strong language) contacted me regarding questions for Gore on "Meet the Press." The impetus: Coming from very distant sides of political and editorial spheres, could we find some common ground to collaborate on a question for Gore?

As Behind the Plug says in its post, "We all breathe the same air and we all have an interest in America's energy future." Thus, based on the blogosphere roundups and reader comments -- and without feigning scientific expertise -- the joint question that both of us would like to see answered:

Snippets from the news

• Hundreds of dead baby penguins wash ashore in Brazil. • Should we move species to save them? • Catfish farms dry up. • California Supreme Court gives new protection […]

Endangered-species protections reinstated for gray wolves

A federal judge has ruled that wolves should be returned to the endangered-species list for now, derailing plans for wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The 2,000 or so […]

Clark and Dean pump up a crowd that’s a little less giddy

I’m at Netroots Nation, watching speeches from Wesley Clark and Howard Dean. I must say — not to be a downer — that I don’t feel the same sense of […]

Snippets from the news

• Texas approves massive wind-transmission plan. • Australia will set up an emissions-trading scheme. • Hydrogen fuel-cell cars 15 years out at best. • Endangered condors make it through wildfires. […]

Bush lifts offshore drilling ban, EPA says climate change could worsen smog levels, and more

Read the news items highlighted in this week’s podcast: Down the Interstate Is It Graduation Yet? The Smog Days of Summer (and Spring, and Fall) The Boreal World Read the […]

Snippets from the news

• Cost of Yucca Mountain soars. • ExxonMobil doesn’t want to pay interest on punitive damages from Valdez oil spill. • Groceries set guidelines for sustainable seafood. • Fidel Castro […]

A big welcome to Grist’s new executive editor

As far as I know there’s been no official announcement about this, so I thought I’d spread the good news to you loyal blog readers. I’m completely geeked to report […]