AltWeeklies Wire
Two Steps Forward in Libbynew
The EPA finally admits that a disputed report on the EPA's asbestos cleanup in Libby exists, but the agency still refuses to release it.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
10-20-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Hung Out to Drynew
Squeezed for water and land, a community struggles to survive.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
10-17-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
What a Gas!new
Philly gets its first taste of biofuel ... and other new environmental initiatives.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jesse Smith |
10-16-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chemical Harbournew
Tributyltin, or TBT, is wreaking havoc on marine life in Halifax Harbour -- some species have already disappeared, others suffer from malformed genitalia and can no longer reproduce. So why is TBT still here?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Neal Ozano |
10-13-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mining Microbesnew
The National Park Service floats a proposal to share bioprospecting profits with the private sector, but should the commons be commercialized?
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
10-12-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fee Fightnew
The Forest Service takes a hit but keeps on charging.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-11-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Trash Talkin'new
Shelby County generates 2.5 million tons of solid waste a year -- we join some of it for a journey through the dirty South.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
10-06-2006 |
Environment
Tags: trash
Fire Fightnew
Will outsourcing place forests at risk?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-05-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Shades of Greennew
A conference highlights San Francisco for its leadership -- and shortcomings -- in environmentally sensitive building.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Andrew Tolve |
10-04-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ethanol Pushersnew
Despite its hype as a green fuel, corn-based ethanol is dirty business from the farm all the way to the exhaust pipe.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
10-02-2006 |
Environment
The New Wind Rushnew
With the onset of electricity deregulation, the market brightens for wind-power generation.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
09-29-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Big Sur Will Burnnew
A dry, hot summer following a long, wet winter -- and years of sudden oak death -- are bound to fuel an inferno. The only question is: When will it happen?
Monterey County Weekly |
Mark C. Anderson |
09-28-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Quaking, Indeednew
Aspen trees, a signature species for Idaho and the Rocky Mountain West, are on the decline -- an Idaho study seeks to understand why.
Boise Weekly |
Carissa Wolf |
09-27-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ethanol Pushersnew
A Kansas farm town bets its future on a risky fuel squeezed from corncobs.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
09-26-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fossil Fuelednew
A decade-long struggle between conservation and development culminated last week in the Goodsell Ridge Preserve in Vermont, an outdoor-indoor museum and new ecotourism destination.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
09-22-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
