Environment

Court Upholds Clean Air Act

The Supreme Court ruling on the most significant environmental case in years upholds the way the federal government sets clean-air standards.

February 27, 2001 - The Washington Post

Portland Area Emissions Rise 7 Percent

Portland was the first U.S. city to adopt a strategy in 1993 to reduce greenhouse gases. But emissions continue to rise.

February 27, 2001 - The Oregonian

Ohio's Dirty Secret: Brownfields

The Ohio EPA, has started to clean some of its brownfield sites, but the list of brownfield properties is no longer public.

February 26, 2001 - The Columbus Dispatch

Bishops Sound The Alarm For Environment

U.S. and Canadian bishops call for better stewardship of the environment of the vast Columbia River watershed.

February 25, 2001 - The Oregonian

Sprawl: Wildlife Enemy Number One

A new report finds that urban sprawl is the most dangerous threat to native animals and plants and their habitats.

February 24, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Cleaner Air Or Better Classrooms?

Officials are considering a rule to take polluting school buses off the street, but opponents say it will only take more money from schools.

February 24, 2001 - Press-Enterprise

Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources

It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?

February 23, 2001 - Salon

The Limits Of Growth

Donella Meadows,the world-renowed environmentalist will be remembered for her seminal work 'The Limits to Growth' and her contributions to environmentalism.

February 23, 2001 - The Boston Globe

Fed Approves Underwater Pipeline

A pipeline that would carry natural gas under the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama to the Tampa Bay area has won initial approval from a federal panel.

February 22, 2001 - The Orlando Sentinel

Clinton Land Designation Will Stand

President Bush won't revoke former President Clinton's designation of millions of acres as national monuments.

February 21, 2001 - The Denver Post

U.N. Global Warming Study Forecasts Crisis

U.N. report warns irreversible large-scale climate change will cause sever economic losses from natural catastrophes.

February 20, 2001 - The Washington Post

Preservation Lands Being Threatened

Increasingly government agencies are looking at state held land, often enviromentally senstive, for new projects.

February 19, 2001 - The St. Petersburg Times

French Fry Oil Used To Power A Mercedes

Looking for alternative energy sources, students at Humbolt State live on 4% of the average home's energy.

February 13, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Environmental Extortion On CA Coast

In a move that conservationists say is a trap, Hearst Corp. says that it has a compromise to get its resort approved.

February 9, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Are Truck Emissions The Real Enemy?

A debate over the danger of diesel emissions and what to do about them is raging between environmentalists and truckers.

February 9, 2001 - Orange County Register

From Dump To Wetlands In Jersey City

The National Geographic chronicles the conversion of a dump to a thriving wetlands just minutes from New York.

February 8, 2001 - National Geographic

A Strategy For Conservation Success

The Missouri Department of Conservation explains its new strategic plan.

February 8, 2001 - Missouri Conservationist

New Concept: Environmental Water

CALFED has begun a new program to acquire water for endangered species and hold it in reserve for when endangered species need it most.

February 5, 2001 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

Preserving California's Coastline

County officials and activists will lobby for millions in state conservation dollars to saving precious coastal wetlands.

February 4, 2001 - Orange County Register

Fern Fronds Ferret Out Toxins

Scientists discover a fern that soaks up arsenic from soils; it may have the potential clean up thousands of contaminated soils.

February 3, 2001 - Wired

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