Chicago is the nation

France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations have forced the European Union to retreat from an ambitious plan to save the threatened bluefin tuna. After drawn-out negotiations, the union abandoned a plan on Wednesday night to seek cutbacks in fishing quotas based only on scientific advice, and said it would now also consider the interests of tuna fishermen.

They dangle from the arms of many New Yorkers, a nearly ubiquitous emblem of empathy with the environment: synthetic, reusable grocery bags, another must-have accessory for the socially conscious.

But the bags, hot items at upscale markets, may be on the verge of a glacier-size public relations problem: similar bags outside the city have been found to contain lead.

As this village emptied around her, and the Mount Merapi volcano boomed not too far uphill behind a veil of dust, Puranti stood crying here on Sunday afternoon, frozen with indecision.

At least 200 fishermen were missing after 15 fishing boats capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm, boat operators said Thursday. A wall of water whipped up by strong winds also flooded coastal areas, forcing about 150,000 people to flee their homes, officials said.

Federal officials have denied the state

With wounds still raw from the chaotic United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen last December, negotiators are making final preparations for next month

Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission.

The commission

More than 400 children have died of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria in the last six months, the aid group Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday.

The deaths occurred in seven villages in Zamfara State, where runoff from illegal gold mining, which contains high concentrations of lead, entered the soil and water supply.

More than 3,000 children live in the seven villages, in an area of high

It has taken 10 years for Dr. Beatrice H. Hahn to build the world