It is 2010, 40 years since the first Earth Day (the anniversary is coming up on April 22) and 40 years since the Clean Air Act Extension of 1970 was signed into law. And lots of good has happened sinc

I assumed it was when you turn your home into a militia training camp and learn to sew Confederate battle flags, mix gunpowder, store guns and care for the children while your husband is fighting the

Some may see it as a loss when the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the NOAA Fisheries Service propose that a species should be classified as “endangered” rather than the less severe “threatened,”

A frequent criticism of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, which is tasked with fining polluters for their violations, is that their fines are often inadequate to deter pollution. Tha

Out of 43 cities evaluated by the Business Courier of Cincinnati, the Magic City came in 38th place, according to a report in the Birmingham Business Journal. Not great, but we could have done wor

It’s easy to support your local urban farm when it hosts events like Swine & Wine 2010. Come out to Jones Valley Urban Farm on Sunday, March 21, to feast on some pork–actually, a porker, meaning a

If you can’t make it to Swine & Wine on Sunday, try and make it to Café Dupont on Saturday, March 20, from 6-9 p.m.,for a West End Community Gardens Fundraiser Banquet. This event will feature

Alabama natural history scholar John Hall won this year’s Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment in the books category. The award is given every year by the

Two Supreme Court decisions have raised issues regarding which waterways fall under federal pollution regulations, a report in last month’s New York Times suggests. The Clean Water Act, which lays out

Alabama has joined Texas, Virginia and many industries in fighting an EPA ruling that says greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health. According to a report in the Montgomery Advertiser, Alabama