A key issue in the debate over ANWR has been the scope of the proposed drilling and associated industrial activities.
British Columbia protects Great Bear Rainforest
The Central Coast region of British Columbia is home to over 4,400 people – mostly First Nations groups – and features coastal temperate rainforests and pristine watersheds, rugged shorelines and steep mountainous terrain.
Californians rage against Navy plan to fly jets along stunning coastline
The ruckus in one of the most beautiful places in the country has galvanized an unusual alliance of environmentalists, ranchers and business folk who are upset with a U.S. Navy proposal to conduct 3,000 practice bombing raids a year at Fort Hunter Liggett.
Kauai clings to paradise: The sound & the fury of the Garden Isle
Secret Beach, just to the west of the Kilauea lighthouse, is a long stretch of sand accessible by a short trail.
From torrent to trickle: Water tour highlights Colorado River delta plight
The Colorado River basin is home to more than 40 dams and diversions and functions more as a system of regulated canals and reservoirs than a river.
Follow the blue diamonds to a Colorado jewel: Margy’s Hut
Starting at the little town of Lenado northeast of Aspen, the trail follows a road used by skiers and snowmobilers in the winter.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve established
The action ran counter to a November plea from the National Audubon Society, which recommended that Clinton create a national monument instead of placing the area under the purview of the U.S. Department of Commerce.