Environment and Health Section

Climate Change Gas Emissions Way Up Nationwide

EPA Helping to Hide Tons of Toxic Waste, Researchers Show

Bush Skips Congress, Appoints ‘Extremist’ as Regulatory Head

Environmental Racism Still Major Problem, Report Confirms

Some Grizzlies Emerge from Endangered List; Enviros Upset

Energy Bill Offers Weak Emissions Caps, Off-Shore Drilling

Study Finds Bisexual Health Awareness, Resources Lacking

U.S. May Offer Immigrants Under-Funded Health Coverage

Wolves’ Removal from Endangered List a Disputed ‘Success’

Activists Fight Expansion of Death Valley Wilderness Roads

Environmentalists Sue Govt. Over Arizona Bald Eagle Recovery

Nevada Wild Horse Condemnation Upheld by Court *

FDA Complicit in Pushing Prescription Drugs, Ad Critics Say

Salmon Advocates Say Kill Dams, Not Sea Lions*

Battle Over Michigan Sulfide Mines Heats Up

Nanotech Critics Warn Against Industry Self-Regulation

Activists Target Big Banks for Financing Climate Change

Opponents Hope to Derail Enrichment Plant in Legal Fight

FDA Looks to Renew Industry-Funded Review Process

Critics Question Economics of Logging in Largest National Forest

Govt. Looks to Continue Handouts for Factory Farm Pollution

EPA Moves to Deregulate Hazardous Waste

White House ID Theft Plan Soft on Industry, Critics Say

Post Office to Favor Big Mags, Spike Rates for Small Pubs

After McDonald’s Victory, Labor Activists Target Burger King

Loophole Let Wal-Mart Evade $2.3B in Taxes*

Skid Row Homeless Displaced but Still Homeless
Although homeless people, community organizers and academics say the best way to end homelessness is to increase affordable housing, Los Angeles politicians’ most visible response to the city’s crisis has been a police crackdown on homeless people.

New Florida Felon Voting Rules Fall Short, Critics Say
While new rules will make it easier for some felons to regain certain rights they lost when convicted, civil-rights activists say the process is still far from libertarian.