Environment

Clinton's Environmental Legacy

A New York Times editorial discusses President Clinton's plan to ban road-building and logging in nearly one-third of the nation's forest land.

January 9, 2001 - The New York Times

To Log Or Not To Log

Clinton has announced a ban on building roads in 58.5 million acres of national forests. Will Bush uphold the ban?

January 7, 2001 - CBS News

The Story Of A Successful Sewage Plant

A successful sewage plant in Pacifica converts sludge into protected wetlands.

January 7, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

US Logging Curtailed In National Forests

A new federal rule will prevent any major expansion of logging in the national forest system.

January 5, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Wetlands As Purifier For Urban Runoff

Laguna Niguel has begun to establish a network of wetlands that will treat polluted water and provide habitat for numerous species.

January 2, 2001 - Orange County Register

NC Approves Beach-Saving Plan

The state legislature is considering spending $12 million a year to save its rapidly eroding beaches.

December 31, 2000 - The News & Observer

Can Hong Kong Solve LA's Energy Problem?

Ugly concrete slopes will be beautified with artistic solar panels to harness energy. So.CA might benefit from example.

December 30, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Natural Urban Runoff Treatment

Man-made wetlands are being used to help remove fecal coliform from urban runoff.

December 28, 2000 - Orange County Register

Waste Plan May Put Nevada At Risk

Plans to store nuclear waste above ground poses a health risk to citizens and an environmental risk to the state.

December 27, 2000 - Las Vegas Sun

Ranchers and Environmentalists Seek Middle Ground

Environmentalists and ranchers in New Mexico, divided by different interests, have colloborated to create a solution -- the "grass bank" -- that is being applauded by scientists.

December 26, 2000 - The New York Times

Environmental Policy Update

A discussion on the possible changes in environmental policies of the upcoming Bush administration and a conversation with EPA administrator Carol Browner.

December 26, 2000 - National Public Radio

Restoring The Missouri River?

Is the damning of the Missouri River an example of how the Army Corps of Engineers has overstepped its bounds?

December 25, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Largest Protected Reserve Created

The newly-created Hawaiian Reef Reserve is the largest protected area in the U.S.

December 25, 2000 - CBS News

New EPA Action Dramatically Cuts Truck Emissions

"This is the biggest vehicle pollution news since the removal of lead from gasoline," says the Natural Resources Defense Council .

December 24, 2000 - CBS News

Nature Conservancy Names New President

The Nature Conservancy, the nation's largest nonprofit conservation organization, names a new president.

December 22, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

What's The Cost Of Automobiles?

If car manufacturers increased average fuel economy by three miles per gallon, the environmental improvements would be staggering.

December 22, 2000 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

A Megafix For Global Warming?

Michael Markels has a controversial solution for global warming.

December 21, 2000 - Wired

Revitalizing America's Filthiest Harbor

Boston Harbor, once filled with sludge and trash, has become a model for the nation.

December 20, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Rooftop Gardens

Chicago has tapped into the US EPA's Urban Heat Island Pilot Project. But greening isn't cheap.

December 19, 2000 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

How Much Is A Tree Worth?

New report calculates the economic and environmental impact of the dramatic loss of trees in the Houston area due to sprawl and development.

December 19, 2000 - American Forests

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