Environment

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

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

February 8, 2001 - National Geographic

The Missouri Department of Conservation explains its new strategic plan.

February 8, 2001 - Missouri Conservationist

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

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

February 4, 2001 - Orange County Register

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

Las Vegas has some of the worst air quality in the Western US. Lax enforcement of environmental laws at fault.

February 2, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Leonard Becker of the St. Petersburg Times complains about the losses faced by rural communities throughout the country.

February 2, 2001 - The St. Petersburg Times

Earth Car Free Day is being celebrated this year on Thursday, April 19.

February 1, 2001 - The Commons

Metropolitan areas are home to 80% of the Nation's population and 25% of the Nation's total tree canopy cover.

February 1, 2001 - U.S. Forest Service

The Regional Planning Commission is beginning its first review of significant ecological areas in 20 years.

February 1, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Recent zoning changes favor Perrier's plan to pump out 720,000 gallons a day from Michigan aquifers. What will happen to the neighborhing wells, wetlands, and lakes?

January 31, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

Oregon voters approved Measure 7 which threatens the state's green regulations and local zoning.

January 31, 2001 - Environmental News Network

Next month almost 800 sites across New York awaiting cleanup will be left without funding.

January 31, 2001 - Albany Capital District Business Review

Will the "strongest scientificevidence ever linking climate change to man's activities" convince President Bush to address global warming?

January 31, 2001 - Salon

What started out as a welcome effort to thin out the city's 7,000 billboards may become visual blight in Los Angeles.

January 30, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency plans to adopt a "single-stream" recycling program.

January 30, 2001 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

A new report by the State of California evaluates the responsibility for clean air among the state and local air districts.

January 30, 2001 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

American Forests and the U.S. Forest Service are seeking proposals for conservation projects in the Chesapeake Bay region.

January 29, 2001 - American Forests

Trash ash loaded on a ship in Philadelphia for disposal in 1986 and rejected by ports around the world might be coming ashore in Florida.

January 29, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune