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One hundred years ago on May 27, Rachel Carson was born. Considered by many to be the mother of the environmental movement in the U.S., Carson's seminal book Silent Spring was published in 1962 and changed the way we think about toxic chemicals in the environment.

With tainted food from China flooding into the United States, the feds must take steps to protect a vulnerable public. And they should crack down on food produced here, too. As sad as it was for people whose cats and dogs got sick from pet food contaminated with ingredients from China, the incident may have been the wake-up call this country needs.

U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday cited a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea as one of the tasks he needs to complete during his term. At a Rose Garden press conference, he expressed a desire for Congress to pass "the trade bills on Panama and Peru and Colombia" and for his administration to "further the work we've done on the Korean free trade agreement."

Can Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson defuse rising protectionist sentiment in Congress? The answer might be clearer this week when top officials from China and the United States, including Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, meet in Washington, D.C., for the second "strategic economic dialogue" about trade troubles between the two nations.

U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday cited a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea as one of the tasks he needs to complete during his term. At a Rose Garden press conference, he expressed a desire for Congress to pass "the trade bills on Panama and Peru and Colombia" and for his administration to "further the work we've done on the Korean free trade agreement."

The Friends of the Bergland Cultural and Heritage Center have a plan.

The lush green surroundings of the Kechobahal Village in Orissa's Jharsuguda District today owes its existence to the Van Suraksha Samiti (Forest Protection Committee) formed by local tribal women here. Around fifty tribal women have united themselves to prevent the rampant deforestation being caused by the timber mafia.

As millions of Americans pack for their first camping trips of the season this weekend, foresters hope they will leave one thing behind: firewood. The U.S. Forest Service and state forestry agencies around the country say transporting firewood lets tree-killing insects hitch a ride into the woods, contributing to billions of dollars in damage and needless work each year.