New America Media: Environment

How Toxic is Black Hair Care?

New America Media/SF Bay View, News Feature, Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Posted: Feb 02, 2012

Little attention has been paid to the connection between African American beauty products and adverse health outcomes. Recent studies suggest that may change.

Vast Majority of Latino Voters are Pro-Conservationist, Poll Finds

New America Media, News Report, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Jan 30, 2012

Latino voters in the southwest are even more likely than the general population to support pro-environment legislation.

In Thailand, Elephant Sashimi is All the Rage

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Jan 30, 2012

A growing taste for elephant meat in Thailand adds to the growing list of endangered animals winding up on people's plates.

Tigers: Man-Eaters Eaten by Man

New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Jan 20, 2012

Tigers are being poached, eaten, made into medicine, and the demand is at an all-time high even as they face extinction.

Nebraska Rancher: Keystone Pipeline Decision Shows ‘Courage’

New America Media, Question & Answer, Ngoc Nguyen, Posted: Jan 19, 2012

Randy Thompson says Obama's decision to nix the Keystone pipeline has changed his mind about who he is going to vote for in November.

Few Keystone XL Jobs Would Go to Residents on Pipeline Route

InsideClimate News, News Report, Lisa Song, Posted: Jan 13, 2012

Unemployment is below the national average along most of the route, so few local workers would benefit.

Professor, Youths Track Climate Change Globally

NW Asian Weekly, News Report, Jeffrey Osborn, Posted: Jan 10, 2012

A university professor sheds light on drastic climate change in Alaska, Sri Lanka, and Mongolia with the help of local youths.

Ecuadorean Columnist on Chevron, Money and Nature

El Comercio, News Report, Posted: Jan 09, 2012

Columnist Milagros Aguirre writes for Quito's ElComercio.com that the 18-year case against the Chevron Corporation marked what she called "the trial of the century."

Massive Disaster Relief for Victims of Typhoon Sendong Launches

Asianweek, News Report, Posted: Dec 26, 2011

ABS CBN Foundation International launches an international disaster relief effort for the victims of Typhoon Sendong in Mindanao island, the southern region of the Philippines, through Sagip Kapamilya.