Environmental Issues

FEMA Braces for Another Storm FEMA Braces for Another Storm

With hurricane season approaching and another Bush crony at the helm of FEMA, a few restive lawmakers are seeking real reform for the storm-tossed agency. Whether they will succeed...

May 10, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell

Getting Hosed Getting Hosed

As oil profits soar, Americans are getting hosed at the gas pump, and Congress can't decide whether to raise taxes, lower them or throw money at the voters.

Apr 28, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Don’t Blame Environmentalists for Malaria Don’t Blame Environmentalists for Malaria

Tina Rosenberg is wrong to argue in the New York Times that environmentalists who fought to limit the use of DDT have contributed to the worldwide spread of malaria.

Mar 31, 2006 / Feature / Sonia Shah

Science Fact or Science Fiction? Science Fact or Science Fiction?

Climate change is real, and its impact is potentially devastating to our way of life. So why do the news media have such a hard time telling the straight story?

Mar 27, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell

Democrats: When the War Was Lost Democrats: When the War Was Lost

It's no surprise to learn that oil companies are underpaying royalties for drilling on public land, or projecting profits in the billions. The battle for energy regulation was lost...

Mar 9, 2006 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Quail in War and Peace Quail in War and Peace

Bobwhite quail have little to cheer about these days, their numbers depleted and habitats ravaged by hunters like the Vice President and his pals.

Feb 23, 2006 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Political Science Political Science

NASA climatologist James E. Hansen won't let political pressure from the Bush Administration blunt the urgency of his research on global warming: It's not too late to mitigate th...

Feb 14, 2006 / Feature / Bryan Farrell

Who Killed the Miners? Who Killed the Miners?

Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting require...

Feb 9, 2006 / Editorial / Erik Reece

Coming Clean and Green Coming Clean and Green

Rein in political and business interests that degrade the environment; pass the Apollo Energy Act to provide incentives for clean technology.

Jan 19, 2006 / Feature / Raul Grijalva

Green Power Green Power

The Green Party fell from power in recent German elections, but Greens continue to be the party to watch, a progressive influence on the world's third-largest economy.

Jan 11, 2006 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard

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