Virginia became the first US state to require by statute that girls be vaccinated against human papillomavirus when its General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to accept the governor's...
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) on Tuesday unexpectedly vetoed a bill that would have required girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. AP reported that Richardson, who last...
President Bush urged Congress on Tuesday to adopt his proposed targets for alternative fuel use as a way of combating greenhouse gas emissions a day after the US Supreme...
A federal district judge in San Francisco has ruled that the US Forest Service violated environmental laws when it promulgated a 2005 regulation governing the management of national forests. On motions for summary judgment...
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) has proposed amending a bill requiring girls to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) , a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, to allow parents to opt...
One of the world's largest oil tanker companies was sentenced to pay a $27.8 million criminal fine for intentionally polluting the waters near five cities, the US Justice Department and the US Attorney's Office in Boston announced ...
Former Vice President Al Gore testified before US congressional committees Wednesday that global warming is "a crisis that threatens the survival of our civilization and the habitability of the Earth." In his opening statement [prepared...
A former CIA director is recommending in a report to a group of international civic leaders that the United States enact an EU-style cap-and-trade program and other measures to control greenhouse gas emissions . The background...
The governors of five western US states signed an agreement Monday to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases , a cause of global warming . During the winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA)...
A group that advocates the therapeutic use of marijuana is suing the US Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services for their statements that the drug has no medical...
