Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that asthma cases in children often correlate to living close to roads and all the associated pollution-spewing traffic?—Jake Locklear

 The brazen hypocrisy was stunning when Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson accused his opponent, Congresswoman...

Environmental concerns about coal-fired power plants tend to center on toxins in air emissions and the plants’ heavy carbon footprints. But there’s a growing awareness of possible environmental and health dangers posed by...