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Peru Passes 10-Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods

Despite pressure from multinational agribiz corporations such as Monsanto and Dow, the Peruvian Environment Minister announced this week that the government has approved a new regulation imposing a moratorium on the production and entry of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), into the country for the next ten years. The government said it wanted to to preserve the biodiversity of native crops when it sided with 6000 or more farmers, some growing the famous and colorful Peruvian potato varieties, who pushed for the ban.

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Endangered Woodpeckers Protected by Paper Company

Endangered Woodpeckers Protected, Red-Cockaded Protection Plan

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White House Moves to Protect Striped Bass

On Saturday, President Bush visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, to sign an Executive Order to protect America's striped bass and red drum fish populations from over-fishing.

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Story of Patton's Army Hero Draws Tears and Cheers During Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell

People in the audience listened with rapt attention at the White House last week during the signing ceremony for repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. The entire event was profound, but perhaps the most moving part was when President Obama told a dramatic rescue story from WWII.

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Good News for the Chesapeake Bay Oysters

The Chesapeake Bay's beleaguered oyster population spawned a bumper crop of babies last year, Maryland officials announced Monday, and there are signs that the diseases that have ravaged the bay's bivalves for more than two decades might have loosened their stranglehold.

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Teach For America Gets $100 Million Endowment

Four foundations have provided Teach for America with $100 million in endowments to coincide with the group's 20-year anniversary celebration this week. The fund will be used to create a reliable, long-term stream of revenue to fund Teach For America's ongoing efforts to recruit, train, and develop transformational teachers for pre-K-12 education.

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Monarch Butterflies Make Big Comeback After Bad Year

Monarch butterfly colonies in Mexico more than doubled in size this winter after bad storms devastated their numbers a year ago, conservationists said on Monday.

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World Landmarks Light-Up With 'End Polio' Message in Final Push to Eradicate Disease

What do the Trevi Fountain in Rome, India's Charminar monument, and the New York Stock Exchange building have in common? Each of these iconic landmarks will provide a dramatic backdrop for a Celebratory message about the eradication of Polio this week on the occasion of the Rotary organization's 106th anniversary. End Polio Now. Those three words – representing Rotary's pledge to rid the world of this crippling childhood disease – will be projected onto each structure this week accompanied by speeches announcing the exciting news: 99% of the world has become a polio-free zone, and the disease's final days are near.