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Good Judgment

Judge Rules Against Utility Company in Federal Clean Air Act Case A utility company in Ohio violated federal clean air laws by failing to install pollution controls when upgrading seven of its power plants, a judge ruled yesterday. The precedent-setting case marks the first time a federal judge has ruled against a utility in one […]

Raze the Alarm!

Conservative Group Sues Bush Administration Over Climate Report Europe is sweltering, Pakistan is flooding, Alaska is melting, and China is in the grips of a devastating drought, but has any of this convinced the skeptics that global climate change is a reality? On the contrary: The conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute sued the Bush administration yesterday […]

A Tern for the Better

Judge Orders Army Corps to Lower Missouri River Water Level In a victory for environmentalists, a federal judge in Minnesota has ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to lower water levels in the Missouri River to protect three endangered species. The ruling represents the latest twist in a 20-year battle that pits enviros against […]

The Postman Always Recycles Twice

U.K. to Increase Recycling of Junk Mail 70 Percent Over 10 Years The U.S. has finally got a “Do Not Call” registry to ward off would-be telemarketers — but will it ever get a “Do Not Mail” registry to stem the endless tide of junk mail? Maybe not, but across the Atlantic, the U.K. is […]

Mass Destruction of Weapons

Chemical Weapons Incineration in Anniston, Ala., Delayed Just as local residents were scrambling for gas masks, the U.S. Army announced yesterday that it would delay startup of a controversial chemical-weapons incinerator in Anniston, Ala., until Friday, when a federal judge can consider an environmental group’s request for a temporary restraining order against the facility. The […]

Oh, Fudge

EPA May Have Exaggerated Numbers on Safe Drinking Water The U.S. EPA may have fudged the numbers when it announced in a June report that “94 percent of the population served by community water systems were served by systems that met all health-based standards.” Internal EPA documents suggest that the true number may be markedly […]

Power to the Pueblo

Enviros Rejoice as Utility Drops Plan for Strip Mine in N.M. After a bitter 20-year fight, enviros and members of the Zuni Pueblo tribe had cause to celebrate yesterday, when an Arizona utility abandoned plans to build a large coal strip mine and railroad near a salt lake in western New Mexico that the Native […]

Send in the Marine Reserves

Marine Hotspots Could Be Key to Saving Endangered Ocean Species Rainforests and savannah watering holes have long been recognized as biodiversity “hotspots,” where a wide array of species live and interact. Now, scientists have pulled together compelling data pointing to the existence of marine hotspots as well — ocean locations where a large number of […]

Choke-a-cola?

Coke and Pepsi in India Reported to Contain High Pesticide Residues A dozen varieties of soft drinks sold by Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Delhi, India, contain “dangerously high” levels of pesticide residues, according to tests conducted by the Center for Science and Environment, a Delhi-based nonprofit. CSE accused the companies of drawing their source water […]

Anna Hewitt, Shelburne Farms

Anna Hewitt is an apprentice in the market garden at Shelburne Farms, a sustainable farm and nonprofit environmental education center in Vermont. Monday, 4 Aug 2003 SHELBURNE, Vt. I’m up early on a Monday morning. The sky is just beginning to get light when my alarm goes off. Today is a harvest day and the […]