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Modern Parenthood
Earth Day and every day gardening with children

Earth Day – or any day – is the peak time to be gardening with children, sowing the seeds of a lifelong habit.
Is Obama dragging his feet on environmental issues to get reelected?

The Obama administration's recent record on environmental issues is uninspired, critics say. But the president faces more immediate problems with the economy and record-high unemployment.
Wolf wars: Can man and predator coexist in the West?

As the gray wolf comes off the Endangered Species list, new questions swirl about whether the animal can survive without federal protection – and its impact on cattle and other wildlife. The view from one ranch.
Diggin' It
Earth Day: 10 ways to go green in the garden

10 ways any gardener can go green -- practice sustainability -- in the garden on Earth Day and all year.
In the end, did huge Gulf oil spill underwhelm oil-hungry Americans?

Predictions of 'Obama's Katrina,' millions of fish belly up on beaches, and an end to deep-water drilling all came to naught. High gasoline prices now seem more pressing to Americans than the Deepwater Horizon disaster that led to Gulf oil spill.
Difference Maker
She recruited Facebook friends to save Gulf Coast's hermit crabs.

When park ranger Leanne Sarco saw oil-covered hermit crabs on the Louisiana beaches, she started her own project to clean and save them.
Gulf oil spill: After it hit beaches, where did it go?

Some crude from the Gulf oil spill has seeped into the sand. It may be altering ecosystems – 'for all time,' one expert says.
Oil skimmer testing halted by bad weather in Gulf of Mexico

Oil skimmer testing in the Gulf of Mexico for the super tanker ship has been hampered by recent bad weather.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/18
BP oil spill spreads toward Pensacola, as wildlife toll rises

The BP oil spill is moving eastward, threatening beaches like Pensacola, Fla., as oil balls wash ashore and Gulf animals die at unusually high rates.
Gulf oil spill as a lesson on humans in nature

Save tourist beaches or marine life? Protect coastal homes or marshes for birds? Such choices during the Gulf oil spill point to a need to rethink human life on the planet -- just as the spill itself does.
BP oil spill: an unexpected laboratory for deep-sea disaster

The BP oil spill is a unique event, so scientists are converging on the Gulf to try to understand how best to combat deep-sea oil spills and what effects they have on the environment.
BP oil spill worse than Exxon Valdez, according to government estimates

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill off the coast of Alaska, according to federal government estimates.
In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
Gulf oil spill at 30 days: frustration mounts along with amount of oil now coming ashore

It's now been 30 days since the Gulf oil spill began after the Deepwater Horizon sank. As oil starts to come ashore on the Louisiana coast, frustration among the local population is mounting.
Time for a national insurance program to cope with natural disasters?

Advocates of legislation to create a national insurance program say it's better to plan ahead than do a bailout after a natural disaster. Critics say it would amount to a subsidy for owners of coastal mansions and encourage people to live in places they shouldn't.
Garden trends: what's in and out for 2010

An industry observer showcases seven garden trends for 2010.
Environmental groups oppose plan to fight Asian carp

Environmentalists express opposition to a federal plan developed this week to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
This yard just naturally attracts wildlife

The National Wildlife Federation certifies qualified yards – and even balcony gardens – as wildlife habitats to encourage people to maintain natural landscapes.
Saving wildlife in a warmer world

A warmer world will have adverse effects on wildlife. We can help save animals, but it will take savvier approaches, scientists say.
Detroit plots green future as its bailout plan

A new partnership is evolving between Washington and the car companies.
Bright Green
Greens mixed on Obama's Interior, Agriculture picks

Barack Obama announced two more cabinet picks Wednesday – former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for Agriculture secretary and Colorado Senator Ken Salazar for Interior secretary – drawing both praise and criticism from environmental groups.
Bright Green
Obama promises "new chapter" in climate leadership

Barack Obama delivered a brief video message Wednesday to the Governors' Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills, Calif., in which he unequivocally affirmed the scientific basis of climate change and vowed to take action on cutting carbon emissions, in spite of the troubled global economy.
Going native in the backyard

Allowing native plants to take over the yard attracts a variety of local wildlife.
Diggin' It
Attracting wildlife to your garden

Make your garden a refuge for wildlife.