EPA Halts Mountaintop Removal Mining Permits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it is halting new permits for mountaintop removal coal mining until water quality impacts from the practice can be fully assessed.
Congress Passes Omnibus Lands Bill
Environmentalists cheered Congress last week when the House of Representatives passed the long-awaited Omnibus Public Lands Bill, sending it on its way to an enthusiastic White House for a signature.
I am looking at possibly buying a house that is very close to a gasoline station
Despite all the modern health and safety guidelines they must follow, gas stations can still pose significant hazards to neighbors, especially children. Some of the perils include ground-level ozone caused in part by gasoline fumes, groundwater
Semana del 29/03/2009
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Quiero comenzar un jardín de hortalizas orgánico en mi patio y quisiera saber como combinar cosechas para hacer mejor uso del tiempo y espacio disponibles.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Hay productos para pulgas y garrapatas que no contengan sustancias químicas tóxicas?
COMMENTARY: The Slow-Building Movement?
As the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) welcomed hundreds of renewable energy and green building enthusiasts to its Building Energy 09 conference held March 10-12, 2009, one mantra could be heard over and over: Conservation should be our first priority.
Forest Watch
The future of the country’s public forests is far from clear.
The Green Roadmap
Environmental groups present the president with a shared vision.
Finally Fighting Emissions
California’s battle to regulate greenhouse gases from cars goes national.
What Garden State?
New EPA head Lisa Jackson draws mixed reviews.
Muddy Waters
The push for better clean water protection.