National (U.S.)

"Forty Years After The Population Bomb Ignited Controversy, Paul Ehrlich Continues to Stir Debate"

"The world's seas are filled with too much garbage and too few fish with flimsy plastic bags and government subsidies bearing much of the blame, activists and trade officials said Monday on the first U.N. World Oceans Day."

Jon Wellinghoff, the new chairman of FERC, will have enormous influence in a time when the United States' energy future is at a crossroads.

"The House global warming bill slated for floor debate this summer is projected to trim the federal budget deficit over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office states ...."

"Activists restore blighted San Francisco Bay Area creeks -- and impoverished communities."

The town of Lexington, Mass., has a problem with beavers. A big problem.

"President Obama's nominee to lead the Forest Service and farmland conservation programs has withdrawn his name from consideration."

"Almost four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has failed to clarify the responsibilities of different agencies that would respond to such disasters, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office."

"Scientists are closing in on an inescapable conclusion: Pesticides may be a cause of Parkinson's disease."