by LINYI ZHANG | Nov 8, 2012 | Environment
Bluefin tuna has been extraordinarily valued in global market. It fetched a record $736,000 in the auction at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market earlier this year. (Medill/LiLi Tan) WASHINGTON – Environmental advocates called Thursday for tighter regulations on illegal...
by LINYI ZHANG | Nov 1, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The United States is headed toward a major nuclear disaster — one that could mirror what happened last year in Japan —nless the government more closely monitors aging power plants, safety advocates and activists said. “This is like the Titanic that...
by Benjamin Bowman | Oct 31, 2012 | Environment, Politics, Topics
Mayor Gray’s task force reported that it no longer expects extensive flooding in the D.C. metropolitan area. The mayor toured the District of Columbia on Tuesday to assess damages from Hurricane Sandy. Gray, along with his Emergency Management Task Force,...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Oct 26, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, in a plan for his second term released this week, is touting the economic benefits of natural gas in a way he never did four years ago as a candidate. The shift reflects a new political reality — prices are down for natural...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Oct 22, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON–“Green jobs” are getting a lot of attention this election season. They can be good for creating jobs and protecting the environment– or an irresponsible misuse of taxpayer dollars— depending on which presidential candidate you believe. But...
by LILI TAN | Oct 18, 2012 | Environment
She’s got style. She’s got grace. She’s a lady panda. Twenty-four human pandas compete to become the 2012 Pambassador, a global conservation program co-organized by Chengdu Panda Base and WildAid.
