Articles: Alyssa Robb

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Lord of the Dragonflies
The Hine's emerald dragonfly, named for its brilliant green eyes, is the only species of dragonfly listed as endangered.
Comments (0) | May 28, 2008
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Raindrops on Rooftops
It takes only one-tenth of an inch of rainfall to overwhelm New York City’s sewer system
Comments (0) | May 28, 2008
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The Trucker's Lament
Lorenzo Fernandez has been a truck driver at the Port of Oakland, California, for just two years, but he already has a chronic cough and an unrelenting sore throat.
Comments (0) | February 29, 2008
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Warmer Temperatures Threaten Grizzly Food
Louisa Willcox wistfully recalls the day she and three friends were hiking in Wyoming, not far from Yellowstone, when they stumbled upon a giant whitebark pine.
Comments (1) | February 29, 2008
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Cars in the Courtroom
Seventeen states have adopted or are in the process of adopting rigorous auto emissions standards, based on those passed in California in 2005.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2007
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Utility Pays $4.6 Billion Clean Air Tab
Electric companies loathe it, environmentalists love it: the new source review provision of the Clean Air Act.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2007
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Winning the 20-Year Battle of the Delaware
It was a sweltering late-summer day when Nick DiPasquale raced up the front lawn of the Delaware City nursing home where Grace Pierce-Beck lived. He had big news for the longtime environmental activist: after almost two decades, the fight that she had started against one of the world's most powerful oil companies had come to a close, and Pierce-Beck had won.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2007