Environment
March 20, 2008 -
It's been over a week now that the sermons of Rev. Jeremiah Wright -- Sen. Barack Obama's pastor in Chicago -- have been the top media headline of Election '08. The question of whether it makes sense to judge politicians by the company they keep is valid, but the media's sudden interest in such guilt-by-association is a bit surprising.
March 19, 2008 -
Two environmental organizations went to court today in the latest attempt to stop Duke Energy from building a controversial new coal-burning power plant in western North Carolina. In separate lawsuits, Appalachian Voices and the N.C.
March 14, 2008 -
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Climate Change Science Program released a major report on the likely impacts of global climate change on transportation infrastructure across the Gulf Coast region. If you didn't hear about it yet, that's understandable -- DOT essentially buried the report while keeping its lead author kept from talking to the press.
March 13, 2008 -
People whose health was directly affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita -- whether as evacuees, displaced persons, rescue and recovery workers, or volunteers -- are invited to participate in a groundbreaking national survey that will assess the storms' impact on mental and physical well-being.
March 11, 2008 -
A watchdog group is criticizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for abruptly halting a public meeting last week after problems arose with Progress Energy's application for a new reactor in North Carolina -- and for continuing the discussion with company officials in private. The N.C.
March 10, 2008 -
Citing a recent federal court ruling, 18 environmental groups have called on the North Carolina Division of Air Quality to reopen the pollution permit it
March 10, 2008 -
The nation's two largest religious denominations have taken significant steps to promote a healthier environment.
