The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun. ...more

May 28, 2008

Cooing softly in baby talk, German Viasus gently uses a toothbrush to bathe the little animal he has raised since infancy and then pampers it with a fresh meal of mango, bananas and melon. The object of his affection? A beetle the size of a hamster with a hard, shiny shell and 2-inch-long horns. ...more

May 25, 2008

It's a message being drummed into the heads of homeowners everywhere: Swap out those incandescent lights with longer-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs and cut your electric use. ...more

May 23, 2008

A broken compact fluorescent light bulb releases a mercury-containing powder, some of which can evaporate into the air, and is difficult to contain or clean up. ...more

May 23, 2008

Dangerous air emissions from giant cargo ships would be sharply reduced under legislation that passed a Senate committee Wednesday despite objections from Republicans. ...more

May 22, 2008

Chrysler is extending for another month its offer to subsidize customers' gasoline prices for three years. ...more

May 20, 2008

PENNSYLVANIA - It's a message being drummed into the heads of homeowners everywhere: Swap out those incandescent lights with longer-lasting compact fluorescent bulbs and cut your electric use. ...more

May 18, 2008

You may have seen the public service commercial. A woman brings her young daughter out to the car and straps her into a car seat. The announcer reminds us that 37,000 Americans are killed every year in automobile accidents, which made me think it was sponsored by the National Safety Council or a seat-belt advocacy group. ...more

May 18, 2008

Struggling with record diesel prices, the trucking industry's main trade group introduced a plan Thursday to reduce fuel consumption and emissions over the next decade mainly by having its members slow down. ...more

May 9, 2008

CARROLLWOOD Despite a rough housing market, developers for Ravinia Luxury Courtyard Villas say their product meets the right niche to do well. ...more

May 7, 2008