Environment
October 24, 2008 -
The federal appeals court in Atlanta today stayed the execution of Troy Davis, who was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection Monday evening.
October 23, 2008 -
One of the most bitter political fights that occurred in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath involved the fate of New Orleans' public housing developments.
October 22, 2008 -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is embroiled in a controversy again over dangerous formaldehyde levels in housing provided to disaster victims.
October 21, 2008 -
This marks the 10th year since the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement were presented to the United Nations.
October 21, 2008 -
One of the last major environmental initiatives of the Bush administration will bring further devastation to Appalachian coal mining communities.
October 20, 2008 -
The Government Accountability Office has found two of the five U.S. labs that conduct research on some of the world's deadliest germs come up short on security.