Environmental News Network

Oregon Forest Owners See Fairer Future in Measure 37
Family landowners suffering under Oregon's land-use laws formed the public face of Measure 37. But the timber industry quietly supplied almost $3 of every $4 that buoyed the ballot initiative to an easy victory. >> Read the Full Article
Grand Rapids, Minn., Paper Mill's Expansion May Depend on Tree Supply
Environmental review for a proposed $800 million paper machine at Blandin Paper Co. in Grand Rapids will focus on the mill's growing appetite for Minnesota's trees. >> Read the Full Article
The Forest Service on Wednesday Announced Long-Waited Changes to Rules Governing the National Forest Management Act, the Basic Law that Governs the Nation's 155 National Forests
Managers of the nation's 155 national forests will have more leeway to approve logging and other commercial projects with less formal environmental review under a new Bush administration plan, The Associated Press has learned. >> Read the Full Article
Toyota to Market Almost Heavy Metal-Free Lexus in 2006, Japan Newspaper Says
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to launch a vehicle free of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in 2006 to help reduce the disposal of environmentally harmful waste, the Nihon Keizai reported Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
Honda Earns Green Automaker Award from Environmentalists
The Union of Concerned Scientists last week dubbed Honda the nation's greenest automaker in a report on car companies' environmental performance. >> Read the Full Article
Spent Nuclear Fuel Arrives at Japanese Reprocessing Plant
About 31 tons of depleted uranium was delivered to a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkashomura, Aomori Prefecture, on Monday. >> Read the Full Article
Maine May Act to Close Vehicle Emissions Loophole
Like most of its New England neighbors, Maine requires that all new cars meet strict emissions standards. But Maine is alone in allowing consumers to legally register new cars that produce more pollution than the state policy allows. >> Read the Full Article
Tree Planting Could Ease Global Warming, California Scientists Say
As scientists sounded alarms about global warming at an international forum in Argentina this week, local research scientists announced that the solution may be as simple as planting trees. >> Read the Full Article
Company Polluted Nitro, W.Va., with Dioxin, Lawsuit Says
For more than 50 years, the Monsanto Co. plant in Nitro churned out herbicides, rubber products and other chemicals. >> Read the Full Article
Alaska Mine First in Nation with Certified Environmental Program
The Red Dog lead and zinc mine in Northwest Alaska has become the first mine in the nation — and one of a handful in the world — to have its environmental management systems certified under ISO 14001, a stringent international standard. >> Read the Full Article