Global warming is destroying species, raising sea levels and threatening millions of poor people, the United Nations' top scientific panel is expected to say in a report today that U.N. officials hope will help mobilize the world to take tougher actions on climate change. ...more

November 17, 2007

Months before the drought had seized the public's full attention, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division granted permits for a new coal-fired power plant in Early County, a rural community in a severely depressed corner of southwest Georgia. But for a variety of reasons - including mounting concerns about long-lasting water shortages and worsening air pollution - state regulators ought to reconsider, or even reverse, the decision. ...more

November 7, 2007

Could Polk County's future population be capped at 1.4 million? A group headed by John Ryan, a veteran Polk County environmentalist and planning activist, has a plan to do just that, and he says he's willing to work to put it on the ballot. ...more

October 31, 2007

People with heart disease are advised to think twice before hitting the streets for a jog. Researchers recommend that heart disease patients take their workout indoors or steer clear of heavy traffic to avoid breathing polluted air. ...more

September 13, 2007