Environment

A Los Angeles resident fights the mighty Port of Los Angeles for cleaner air... and wins. The result could be a new model for port cleanups.

April 2, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) could be weakened by recent government proposals and actions.

April 1, 2003 - E-The Environmental Magazine

The wetlands of Southern Iraq, the largest wetland ecosystem in the Middle East and considered to be the Biblical location of the Garden of Eden, could disapper in five years.

April 1, 2003 - United Nations Environment Programme

War can be devastating to the environment but sometimes nature benefits from human conflict.

March 31, 2003 - The Economist

San Francisco Bay has been shrinking. The effort to restore its health could be the largest wetlands restorating project in the West.

March 28, 2003 - National Public Radio

Minnesotan Democratic Congressman Martin Olav Sabo argues that Bush Administration proposals framed as matters of military readiness and patriotism are just the latest efforts to roll back environmental laws.

March 28, 2003 - Tom Paine - Common Sense

Range Magazine presents its story of The Nature Conservancy, a dangerous and 'most powerful environmental group'.

March 26, 2003 - Range Magazine

An academic journal presents a monitoring tool for the provision of accessible and attractive urban green spaces.

March 24, 2003 - Landscape And Urban Planning

The BBC presents the 'essential guide' to the 21st century, including a series of interviews and reports on the environment.

March 23, 2003 - BBC News

Why did eight moderate Republicans vote against oil drilling in Alaska's National Wildlife refuge?

March 21, 2003 - National Public Radio

The Green Great Wall plan proposes the planting 9 million acres of forest at a cost of up to $8 billion to halt desertification. Will it work?

March 21, 2003 - Wired

Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. Senate to quash the Bush administration's plans to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

March 21, 2003 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Facing challenges of depleting resources and population growth, a call is made for Authorities in Puerto Rico to implement the sustainable development vision that is stated in its public policy.

March 20, 2003 - El Nuevo Día

The Bush administration's proposal to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been rejected by the U.S. Senate.

March 20, 2003 - The Washington Post

The Senate has rejected Bush's bid to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, despite Despite argument that the drilling is critical to national security.

March 20, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Is the Cleveland National Forest in the way of urban growth, or a sacrosanct wilderness area amid a growing state?

March 17, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The four-day work schedule many government offices have adopted may be a nice perk, but it actually increases pollution.

March 15, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The Aspen Times details an innovative affordable housing for land preservation trade in Aspen, Colorado.

March 14, 2003 - The Aspen Times

Is Dennis Murphy the new face of the practical environmental movement, or a sellout to the development community?

March 14, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The Pentagon is seeking exemptions from major U.S. environmental laws which would give it the freedom to pollute land, air, and water without being liable for damages.

March 14, 2003 - The Independent