Eisenberg, Humane Society on mistreatment of exotic birds
The exotic pet trade is a blossoming, corrupt business that inadvertently creates a large percentage of mistreated parrots.
Study suggests fracking wastes could poison drinking water
According to a new scientific study, salty fluids rich with minerals in parts of Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale are seeping thousands of feet upward, right into drinking water.
Watsonville teachers, students challenge methyl iodide
A giant Japanese chemical company announced on March 20 that it would no longer sell methyl iodide in the U.S. for use as a pesticide.
Shell's Arctic drilling: The environmental battle of our time
On July 27, two Shell vessels departed from Seattle, en route to the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seas -- and the fragile ecosystems that lay within.
Toronto bans plastic bags
Mayor Rob Ford asked council to do away with a bylaw that required stores to charge five cents for plastic bags. Instead, council opted to excise the bags altogether.
Senate blocks GOP attack on clean air regulations
The Democrat-dominated Senate defeated a move to crush EPA regulations on mercury and toxic chemical emissions from coal power plants.
"Agent Orange corn" and herbicide spark concern
As the Food & Drug Administration decides whether to approve genetically modified corn that will be resistant to the chemical, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering stepping forward to restrict use of 2,4-D.
In Ohio, thousands protest new hydrofracking laws
Thousands marched to the Ohio statehouse and held a People's Assembly to map a fight back against laws enacted by Republican Gov. John Kasich giving the fossil fuel industry a green light on hydrofracking..
Union fire fighters risk life and limb in wildfires
Two wildfires have destroyed forest area, buildings, and homes, and the fire fighters understand that containing the blaze will be no easy feat.
