U.S. Proposes New Forest Management Plan

While mining and timber groups took a wait-and-see attitude, several environmental advocacy groups quickly expressed deep disappointment.

Some of Obama’s Favorite Programs to Face Cuts, Budget Director Says

Programs to help community organizers are among those to be trimmed in President Obama’s spending plan, according to the administration’s budget director.

California Law to Curb Greenhouse Gases Faces a Legal Hurdle

Judge Ernest H. Goldsmith of San Francisco Superior Court issued a tentative opinion saying that the rules creating a cap-and-trade system were adopted without proper analysis of alternatives.

Director of Policy on Climate Will Leave, Her Goal Unmet

Carol M. Browner is leaving at a time when it appears that no major climate change legislation is on the horizon.

Panel Wants BP Fines to Pay for Gulf Restoration

A group named by President Obama will urge Congress to create a Gulf Coast Recovery Fund to oversee the restoration efforts.

BP Used Much Dispersant Despite E.P.A. Directive of Rarely

The Coast Guard approved requests to use dispersants despite an Environmental Protection Agency rule that they be used rarely, a Congressional analysis said.

Students Grow Oysters in New York Harbor

On Governors Island, high school students form a relationship with the city’s marine environment.

Oil Spill May Spur Action on Energy, Probably Not on Climate

Despite anger in Washington over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, energy and climate change legislation appears to be a long way from approval.

White House Tries to Regroup as Criticism Mounts Over Leak

Obama administration officials acknowledged the possibility that tens of thousands of gallons of oil might continue pouring into the gulf until August.

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