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U.S. Coastal Waters Less Toxic Than 20 Years Ago |
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 12, 2008 (ENS)U.S. environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the United States, finds a 20 year study released today by scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. But the study shows continuing elevated levels of toxic metals and oils near urban and industrial areas of the coast. >>more
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Tejon Ranch Agreement Conserves California’s Wild Heritage |
TEJON RANCH, California, May 9, 2008 (ENS)The publicly traded Tejon Ranch Co. and five environmental groups have agreed to permanent conservation of 90 percent of the giant ranch, the parties announced Thursday. In exchange, the Tejon Ranch is guaranteed the right to proceed with its existing development plans in three locations without continued opposition by the environmental organizations. >>more
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Tigers in Snow Leopard Land |
By Tenzing Lamsang
THIMPHU, Bhutan, May 9, 2008 (ENS)Fresh pictures and pugmarks from the Jigme Dorji National Park show that royal Bengal tigers in Bhutan are being found at altitudes never seen before. In fact, authorities say that the tigers are going so high that they are overlapping the habitat of the elusive snow leopard. >>more
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World's Freshwater Species Mapped for the First Time |
WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2008 (ENS)The diversity of life in nearly all the world's freshwater ecosystems is for the first time displayed on a comprehensive map and held in a database. These new tools can be of use to conservationists who are trying to save freshwater ecosystems that are under increasing pressure from human population growth, rising water use, and habitat alteration. >>more
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