Amid calls for more accountability by executives at U.S. automakers, House and Senate aides were hammering out legislation that would dole out billions to the companies within a week ...more

December 8, 2008

They can zoom along at up to 80 mph and venture into wet territory where most other watercraft cannot go. They are airboats, a growing recreational, albeit expensive, hobby in Florida. ...more

November 21, 2008

Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democratic officials said Wednesday. ...more

November 19, 2008

In the waning days of his administration, President George W. Bush is trying to slip through a number of new rules that would undermine environmental and consumer protections. ...more

November 10, 2008

Enough euphoria. ...more

November 8, 2008

After more than 15 years of meetings, debate and planning, the cleanup of the former Stauffer Chemical plant hazardous waste site could begin in the spring. In its latest update, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports the plans for the Stauffer cleanup are 90 percent complete. ...more

November 8, 2008

As former administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency, we have served three presidents as their principal advisers responsible for the implementation and enforcement of our nation's environmental laws. We are lifelong Republicans. Yet after much thoughtful deliberation we have decided to support Barack Obama in his bid for the White House. ...more

November 1, 2008

Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future. ...more

October 26, 2008

Three decades after removing lead from gasoline, the Environmental Protection Agency is slashing the amount of the toxic metal that will be allowed in the nation's air by 90 percent. ...more

October 17, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to stem the pollution washing into waterways from cities and suburbs, the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday. ...more

October 16, 2008