Environment
June 16, 2008 -
Modern technology allows us to capture more pollution than ever before from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, leaving our air cleaner than in the past. But that leaves us grappling with large amounts of coal combustion waste, which contains toxic substances including arsenic, lead and mercury.
June 13, 2008 -
A CNN investigation found that FEMA gave away about $85 million in household goods meant for Hurricane Katrina survivors, but were distributed elsewhere.
June 13, 2008 -
The death in the U.S. Senate one week ago today of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act was a disappointment to many in the movement for clean energy. But the bill's consideration also marked important progress for that movement, with Sen.
June 11, 2008 -
The New York Times reported earlier this week that high gas prices are taking a serious toll on rural populations across the United States.
June 6, 2008 -
Congress may be preparing to ax a $76-million Katrina aid package that would provide housing assistance to physically and mentally disabled homeless Katrina victims. Sen. Mary Landrieu recently added the aid provision to the $212 billion supplemental appropriations Iraq war finance bill.
June 5, 2008 -
Reports that 2008 could be a bad storm season has many along U.S. coasts nervous. But a growing number of immigrants are especially concerned in the wake of news that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents will check the immigration status of individuals fleeing a hurricane.
June 3, 2008 -
Watch out, coastal America: the hurricane researchers at Colorado State University are predicting 2008 will be a major year for storms, with eight hurricanes forming in the Atlantic, four of them "m