Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are various man-made mixtures of chlorinated compounds that were first made by the Swann Chemical Company back in 1880. PCBs were once considered a “miracle product” for manufacturers
In response to soaring gas prices and increasing pressure to shore up all potential domestic petroleum reserves, environmentalists are re-launching campaigns to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from development. And several branches of the federal government are making environmentalists" case a little easier, despite the wishes of the Commander in Chief.
Rejecting the Bush administration’s latest effort to hide Cheney energy task force deliberations from the public, U.S. District Court Judge Paul F. Friedman issued a ruling last week forcing the administration to make public the records of the task force’s executive director and other federal agency employees responsible for the task force’s day-to-day operations.
Ann Klee, currently general counsel to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, has been nominated by the Bush Administration to become general counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The federal government is underwriting the largest study of U.S. children ever performed. The National Children’s Study will track 100,000 individuals from mothers’ wombs to age 21 in order to increase understanding of how the environment affects the health of America"s youth.
There are now several natural herbicides on the market. One of the most effective natural ingredients is corn gluten meal, a yellow powder that is a waste product of the corn milling process.
How much of our waste stream are we recycling these days in the United States?
Do urban gardens significantly contribute to our food supply?
Last week California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) called on automakers to build cars and trucks that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent within the next 12 years. As a state that is by itself the sixth-largest economy in the world, California plays a vital regulatory role in efforts to reduce pollution. The decision by the Air Resources Board ups the ante against global warming, as automakers will most likely comply with the new regulations on all vehicles intended for sale in the U.S.
The government of Kenya is lobbying the U.N.’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to give the African lion its most protected status. Kenya’s Wildlife Services estimates that the overall population of the king of beasts—now numbering about 23,000—has been cut in half over the past decade due to habitat loss, a decline in prey, and unsustainable trophy hunting.
