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Jumping Frogs: Hopping Into Oblivion?

Surviving in scattered areas around California, the red-legged frog was declared threatened in 1996 under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The resulting effort produced the second-largest critical habitat area ever mapped—4.1 million acres sprawling over the state’s Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills—and since then, the frog has transformed from a treasured icon of Gold Rush California into a symbol of the ongoing fight over federal species protection.

The Last Roundup?

Seahorses may have the best love lives of any fish in the ocean. These delicate, swirled-tail members of the <I>syngnathid</I> family (pipefish, sea dragons) are frequently depicted in mythology, rapturously entwined. But this millennia-old dance may soon be over, as seahorses are increasingly endangered.

IslandWood’s Green Lessons

A suspension bridge sways 52 feet above a forested ravine. Students sprawl face down on its metal grating, fear changing to awe as they observe the verdant scene below. At a new school called IslandWood near Seattle, Washington, kids are being immersed in nature, then challenged to be stewards of their surroundings.

Plugged In

Light electric vehicles can save energy, cut congestion and spare the air, and have gained attention in the last decade for their positive environmental potential. But in practice, they haven’t quite caught on.

Building the Better SUV

Would you be smiling if you were riding in a jury-rigged truck that had an emergency evacuation button on the left and a giant and a tank of highly flammable hydrogen fuel behind the seat? It was par for the course at the FutureTruck Competition, hosted by Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

The Green Haze

While President Bush’s terrible environmental record would presumably hand John Kerry a golden campaign issue, the Democrat avoids the topic, possibly because polls show green issues are not occupying a major part of the voters" attention. When asked, most people say the candidates have similar positions on environmental issues.

Half the World is Women

The interconnection between environmental awareness and better lives for poor women is clear. Women the world over, in developing nations on every continent, are working to protect the environment and improve their lives—and proving that the two are not mutually exclusive.

Our Bodies, Ourselves

For modern American women, dealing with uniquely female environmental health issues can be overwhelming. Until recently, government regulators assumed chemicals affected men and women in the same way. But now scientists are challenging that assumption.

Global Warming to Worsen Heat Waves in American and European Cities

Researchers from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado released findings last week predicting that cities in the U.S. and Europe would likely suffer from more frequent and intense heat waves in years to come as a result of global warming.

Forest Service’s Yellowstone Grizzly Habitat Plan Stirs the Delisting Pot

In anticipation of a call from the Bush administration to take the grizzly bear off the threatened species list, the U.S. Forest Service has released a grizzly habitat management plan for the six national forests it operates surrounding Yellowstone National Park. Environmentalists say the plan does not protect enough habitat to ensure that the bear’s recovery takes hold.

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