Assessment verdict pulls critique from conservationists and industry groups

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in charge of keeping the potentially lethal E. coli bacteria out of your food, has concluded its own tes

The Transportation Security Administration reported last August that it met its mandate to screen 100 percent of air cargo. But the Governme

The Border Patrol reported stricter security along the Southwest border with Mexico, as 873 miles of the 2,000-mile border reached a higher

Earlier this week, seven former executives of Union Carbide India Ltd. were convicted of “death by negligence” and sentenced to two-year jai

After years of fielding complaints about the ubiquitous weed-killer and water pollutant atrazine, the Environmental Protection Agency has de

Tired of waiting for state regulators to take meaningful action, two environmental groups are preparing to file a lawsuit against the nation

Almost 4.1 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released to the environment in the United States in 2007, according to new data from the E

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted last week in favor of new pesticide regulations that make America’s laws look a little

With two wars and an economy in shambles, it’s not hard to get the feeling that something’s gone terribly wrong here in Washington. “We’ll l