How Safe is Tap Water? - more details
Bottled water companies try to make the case that tap water is not safe to drink, urging consumers to use their products instead and arguing that bottled water is safer...

What is Drought? - more details
Is a drought just a long dry spell with too much heat and too little rain, or is the true definition of "drought" more subtle and complex than a glance...

Bush Wants to Squeeze Oil from Stone - more details
Reacting to voter anger over $4-per-gallon gasoline and growing concerns about U.S. dependency on foreign oil, the Bush administration is floating the idea of extracting petroleum from oil-shale deposits in...

EPA Wants to Know What You Think - more details
Have you ever wanted to give the EPA a piece of your mind, or just tell the agency what you think about some environmental topic? Well, now you have the...

Court Overturns Clean Air Regulation - more details
On Friday [July 11, 2008], a federal appeals court unanimously struck down a Bush administration clean air regulation that was a cornerstone of the president’s clean air policy. The clean...

Human Life Worth Less Today, EPA says - more details
It’s not just your 401(k) and the greenbacks in your wallet that aren’t worth as much as they once were. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), your life...

High Gas Prices Drive Commuters Back to the City - more details
Rising gas prices may be changing more than Americans’ driving habits; they may be on the brink of changing where and how we live. Since the end of World War...

Climate Change Creating More Refugees than War - more details
The number of refugees worldwide increased significantly in 2008 and climate change is a major cause, according to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Rising sea...

Climate Change Creating More Refugees than War - more details
The number of refugees worldwide increased significantly in 2008 and climate change is a major cause, according to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Rising sea...

South African Artists Transform Trash into Toys - more details
Where some people see garbage, others see opportunity. A group of artists in and around Cape Town, South Africa, are turning trash into recycled toys and art objects--earning a living...