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NPR's John Ydstie reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was on Capitol Hill today delivering his semi-annual economic report. The Fed Chairman kept his interest rate cards close to his chest and said the economy is at a crucial point in the business cycle and could go in two significantly different directions in the near future.

In The Overstory, Powers explores how humans can revere ancient trees with "the same kind of sanctity that we reserve exclusively for ourselves."

Germany's woodlands, long associated with Grimm's Fairy Tales, are dying. After years of drought, the trees are now facing a new onslaught from bark beetles. Many believe climate change is the cause.

The White Mountain National Forest has a new deputy forest supervisor.Clare Mendelsohn has been an environmental professional in the U.S. Air Force for 25…

California's record drought is officially over. But trees are still dying across the state because they were so badly weakened by years without water.

A team of researchers went into the woods of Maine searching for a mysterious bird of the eastern forests — a golden eagle. They're conspicuous in the American west but secretive in the east.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are reacting to yesterday's Supreme Court decision that may have finalized the 2000 presidential election. Members of Congress from both parties anxiously await tonight's speeches from both Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush, wondering if the bitter divide caused by the post-election controversy will begin to subside.

Linda talks to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) of Iowa and Congressman Tom Delay of (R-Texas) about their reactions to last nights State of the Union address.

The U.S. Forest Service's temporary ban on controlled burning, a practice seen as key to preventing huge and devastating wildfires, has now expired — with questions remaining about future burns.