Ever wonder about the air your child breathes? One national newspaper is urging parents to look more closely outside the schoolhouse door. USA Today spent eight months examining the impact of industrial pollution on the air outside schools nationwide. Using a government model for tracking toxic chemicals, the newspaper ranked 127,800 public, private and parochial schools based on the concentrations of chemicals likely to be in the outside air. ...more

December 12, 2008

Crematory owners who received permits last year to operate units for human and animal remains want permits for two more animal cremation units and one additional human cremation unit. ...more

August 6, 2008

Even as most of the world struggles with soaring fuel and food prices, two major issues facing President Bush and seven other leaders as they meet here this week, many people in Japan see an opportunity to shine during these tough economic times because of the nation's long-running conservation programs. ...more

July 7, 2008

JAPAN - President Bush said Sunday he does not feel the need to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics to state his opposition to China's human rights record. Skipping the event would be an "affront" to the Chinese people, he said. ...more

July 6, 2008

The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies. ...more

July 6, 2008

Putting a market price on emissions of greenhouse gases will have to wait for a new year, a new president and a new plan. ...more

June 9, 2008

Last week, when Gov. Charlie Crist was inducted into the Florida Wildlife Federation Conservation Hall of Fame, he told the audience that his environmental activism should not be considered unusual for a Republican. ...more

January 23, 2008

It was good to see American Electric Power, which relentlessly fought efforts to clean up its power plants, finally get its comeuppance. ...more

November 10, 2007