Climate & Pollution
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News
Cars kill trees
California scientists say air pollution from the San Joaquin Valley is killing thousands of trees in the Sierra Nevadas.
by Martin Forstenzer, Apr 14, 1997 -
Book Reviews
No nagging or preaching here
A review of "Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things" by John C. Ryan and Alan Thein Durning, which traces origins and costs to the environment of things we take for granted.
by Asta Bowen, Mar 17, 1997 -
Essays
When it's 25 below and dropping
Life at 25 below in towns like Livingston, Mont., is made bearable by things like poker, polar fleece and Portabello mushrooms.
by Scott Mcmillion, Feb 17, 1997 -
News
Utah takes waste that Arizona rejected
An unusual collaboration between two working-class, largely minority communities means that waste originally meant to be shipped from Richmond, Calif., to a landfill in Mobile, Ariz., will be sent to a less controversial site in Utah.
by James Bruggers, Feb 03, 1997 -
News
The West awakes to "weird' weather
Strange winter weather brings extremes to the West, from 70-degree days in Colorado to floods in Nevada and snows and ice in the Northwest.
by Elizabeth Manning, Jan 20, 1997 -
News
County trashes waste plan
Residents of Elmore County, Idaho, are upset by plans to put the state's largest landfill in their backyard.
by John Rosapepe, Dec 09, 1996 -
News
Clean air for a price
Washington's Centralia Coal Plant want $80 million in tax breaks to stop polluting the air over Mount Rainier.
by Patrick Dowd, Nov 25, 1996 -
Book Reviews
Recycling gets rapped
The Environmental Defense Fund pamphlet, "Anti-Recycling Myths," responds to a New York Times article denouncing recycling.
by Betsy Marston, Sep 16, 1996 -
Related Stories
For more information
How to obtain information on the Toxics Release Inventory.
by Staff, Sep 16, 1996 -
Related Stories
The Toxic West
Charts for each state in the West depict top five chemicals released in air, water and land, and top 10 facilities.
by Staff, Sep 16, 1996 -
Feature
An off-the-books polluter
A loophole in the Toxics Release Inventory keeps mining pollution, except for that caused by smelters, off its lists.
by Bruce Selcraig, Sep 16, 1996 -
Related Stories
Top 20 polluters
Top 20 companies are ranked according to how many pounds of pollution they release into the air, water and land.
by Staff, Sep 16, 1996 -
Feature
The filthy West: Toxics pour into our air, water, land
The EPA's Toxic Releases Inventory report documents the annual industrial pollution of land, air and water in the U.S., with six of the top 10 polluters located in the West.
by Bruce Selcraig, Sep 16, 1996 -
Related Stories
Recyclers challenge Big Steel
"Minimills" that recycle steel help the environment - and make money.
by Auden Schendler, Aug 19, 1996 -
Feature
Junkyard Rancher: Automotive wrangler scraps for a living
At his Carbondale, Colo., "Cadillac ranch," Alan Morris recycles automotive junk.
by Auden Schendler, Aug 19, 1996






