Calling All Chemicals
Linda PlattsDow Chemical Company and a group of environmental activists have completed a two-year collaborative project to cut the production of toxic chemicals and reduce their…
Drilling For Habitat
Linda PlattsThe Nature Conservancy, well known for protecting habitat for threatened plants and animals, is taking a fresh look at ways to fulfill its mission. Surprisingly,…
The Hooves Have It
Linda PlattsThe sight of 600 cattle crammed onto an acre of ground might cause even a certified urbanite to wonder about the quality of land management.…
Cataloging Parks
Linda PlattsWhile there has been no lack of news coverage on the sad state of our national parks, there is still not enough money to shore…
Tantalizing Tamarins
Linda PlattsIn Brazil’s Atlantic coastal forest, farmers are finding they can make more money by protecting the trees than from agriculture. The golden lion tamarin, a…
Ecosystem Management:
Allen FitzsimmonsBy Allen Fitzsimmons One of the Clinton administration’s first major environmental policy initiatives was to call for a shift to ecosystem management. In a nutshell,…
Driving and Density
Randal O’TooleOne technique proposed for combating “urban sprawl” is increasing population densities. Government planners are beginning to require new residential developments to house more people per…
Land Trusts or Land Agents?
Bruce YandleBy Bruce Yandle Celebrated by market enthusiasts and conservationists alike, land trusts have become the instrument of choice across the nation for conserving farmland, sensitive…
Superfund Follies
Daniel BenjaminBy Daniel K. Benjamin EPA cleanups of superfund sites cost an average of $12 billion for every cancer case prevented. Most people are aware that…
