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Major War Brewing over Efforts to Save Spokane River
March 30, 2005 12:00 AM - Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press
Few cities have waterfalls thundering through the downtown core. Even fewer have one like Spokane's, which can be -- and often is -- shut off at the spigot.
Nine States File Lawsuit Challenging New EPA Mercury Regulations
March 30, 2005 12:00 AM - Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press
Nine states filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday, challenging new regulations they say fail to protect children and expectant mothers from dangers posed by mercury emissions from power plants.
UPS to Implement Environmental Initiatives
March 30, 2005 12:00 AM - Paul Geary, ENN
UPS, the world's largest private package-delivery company, is implementing two initiatives to protect the environment.
Bamboo Shortage Threatens Pandas in China
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM - Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press
Giant pandas in western China could be at risk of starvation because the bamboo plants that they eat are beginning to die off in a cycle that happens about every 60 years, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Air Pollution in Munich Exceeds EU Limit, Prompting Calls for Action
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM - Associated Press
Munich has become the first German city to violate a new European Union guideline on air pollution, authorities said Monday, prompting calls for quick action to combat emissions.
Activists Gear up to Fight Seal and Elephant Culls
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM - Ed Stoddard, Reuters
Animal rights groups have begun fresh public campaigns timed for the start of the annual seal hunt off the coast of Canada this week and suggestions that South Africa may kill elephants for population control.
African Union Appoints Nobel Laureate to Key Advisory Position
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM - Anthony Mitchell, Associated Press
The African Union has appointed Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist, to chair an advisory commission on social and environmental policies.
Contractors Face Pressure to Lower Diesel Engine Pollution
March 29, 2005 12:00 AM - Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Construction companies are being pressured to retrofit diesel-operated trucks and machines with pollution control equipment or risk losing business.
Hurricane Ivan Caused Sand Loss, Expert Says
March 28, 2005 12:00 AM - Cain Burdeau, Associated Press
New measurements of Hurricane Ivan's erosion of beaches, dunes and barrier islands along the Gulf of Mexico underscore how vulnerable the American shoreline is to such storms, a U.S. Geological Survey oceanographer says.
Singapore Advises Citizens to Stay Indoors from Haze Caused by Indonesian, Malaysian Fires
March 25, 2005 12:00 AM - Associated Press
Singapore advised citizens with respiratory ailments to stay indoors Friday as its air-quality index hovered near unhealthy levels because of fires raging in neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia.