Stories by J.R. Pegg
J.R. Pegg is Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for Environment News Service.
The sighting of the ivory-billed woodpecker is a spot of wonderful news amid increasing concern about the state of birds in North America and across the globe.
Posted on Apr 28, 2005, Source: Environment News Service
The Bush administration thinks it's perfectly OK to let factory farms discharge waste into the nation's waters. A federal appeals court says the policy stinks.
Posted on Mar 2, 2005, Source: Environment News Service
Senate committee members are more concerned about the impact of mad cow disease on the US beef industry than with finding out if Mike Johanns is qualified to be agriculture secretary.
Posted on Jan 7, 2005, Source: Environment News Service
A new study finds that amphibian species are disappearing at a dramatic rate and their plight reflects the declining health of the planet.
Posted on Oct 19, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
The race to feed the world's growing appetite for fish has pushed many commercial stocks to the brink of extinction.
Posted on Sep 30, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
The Inuit are already suffering dramatic changes to their Arctic environment, warns a native leader. And as goes the Arctic, so goes the Earth.
Posted on Sep 19, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
More than 100 million Americans already live in counties with unhealthy smog levels. And thanks to global warming, the nation's air quality is going to get much worse.
Posted on Aug 15, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
John Kerry's 10-year, $30 billion energy plan calls for increased support for renewable energy, incentives for clean coal technology, and for more fuel-efficient cars and trucks.
Posted on Aug 9, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
U.S. beaches are closing in record numbers; last year was the worst year for beach closings and advisories since environmental monitoring of beach water pollution began 14 years ago.
Posted on Aug 6, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
A new report gives added fuel to critics who believe the oil and gas industry has bought undue influence with Bush administration officials.
Posted on Jul 20, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
The Bush administration is still hell-bent on burying much of the nation's nuclear waste beneath Nevada's Yucca Mountain.
Posted on Jul 14, 2004, Source: Environment News Service
