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Environment News Service AmeriScan Index

August 2002

  • AmeriScan: August 15, 2002
    • Bush Administration Backs Roadless Rule
    • Missouri Chlorine Leak Sends 53 to Hospital
    • Almost Half of U.S. in Drought
    • Long Lasting Malaria Vaccine On the Horizon
    • Migratory Bird Grants Benefit Groups in 25 Countries
    • DNA Trail Could Lead to Red Tide Forecasts
    • Alfalfa Gathers Gold Nanoparticles
    • Sticky Flowerpot Traps Deer Flies
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  • AmeriScan: August 15, 2002
    • Bush Administration Backs Roadless Rule
    • Missouri Chlorine Leak Sends 53 to Hospital
    • Almost Half of U.S. in Drought
    • Long Lasting Malaria Vaccine On the Horizon
    • Migratory Bird Grants Benefit Groups in 25 Countries
    • DNA Trail Could Lead to Red Tide Forecasts
    • Alfalfa Gathers Gold Nanoparticles
    • Sticky Flowerpot Traps Deer Flies
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  • AmeriScan: August 14, 2002
    • Smog Blankets Washington DC
    • Massachusetts Swelters in Choking Smog
    • Illinois Classrooms Get Energy Efficiency Grants
    • Exotic Animal Dealer Pleads Guilty
    • Grazing Leases Used as Loan Collateral
    • Missouri Cavesnail Listed as Endangered
    • Alaska Harbor Lands Most Fish - Again
    • Sierra Club Funds Mexican Projects
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  • AmeriScan: August 13, 2002
    • Sonar Case Could Threaten Ocean Protections
    • Report Highlights Offenses at Factory Farms
    • Pedro Sanchez Wins World Food Prize
    • Easement Protects Boston Harbor Island
    • Washington Helps Dairy Farmers Become Mercury Free
    • California Condors Return to Mexico After 60 Years
    • DNA Offers Clues to Battle Invasive Trees
    • Four Fish Species to be Reintroduced in Tennessee
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  • AmeriScan: August 12, 2002
    • Court Challenge to Nuclear Waste Policy Proceeds
    • Western Wildfires Continue to Cause Injuries
    • Nuclear Reactor Heads Need Better Inspections
    • Rocky Mountain National Park at Risk
    • Gila Chub Proposed for Endangered Listing
    • CITGO Fined for Environmental Violations
    • Bonnie Raitt Trumpets Environment at Concerts
    • Duck Hunting Seasons Largely Unchanged
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  • AmeriScan: August 9, 2002
    • Suit Challenges Navy Low Frequency Sonar
    • Faster E. Coli Test Could Protect Beachgoers
    • City Birds Prefer Rich Neighbors
    • Pantex Plant Headed for Early Cleanup
    • Phytoplankton Populations on the Decline
    • Montana Billboards Denounce Coalbed Methane Plans
    • California Ranch May be Save for Butterflies
    • Report: Obsolete California Dam Should Be Removed
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  • AmeriScan: August 8, 2002
    • Panel Finds No Danger from Playground Wood
    • Lawsuit Planned over Puget Sound Orcas
    • Michigan Voters Approve Millions for Conservation
    • Contrails Linked to Temperature Changes
    • Wandering Skipper Listed as Endangered
    • Court Petition Seeks Protections for Pronghorn
    • Dawn Donates Money to Aid Oiled Wildlife
    • Increasing Corn Yields May Cost Just Peanuts
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  • AmeriScan: August 7, 2002
    • U.S. Pledges $500 Million for Global Fund
    • Report: Poor Enforcement Leads to Water Pollution
    • Appeals Court Supports Plutonium Shipments
    • DOE Speeds Up Oak Ridge Cleanup
    • Drugs in Waterways May Harm Zooplankton
    • Planned Lawsuit Seeks Turtle Protections
    • Hybrid Vehicles For Rent at National Airport
    • Arkansas Bottomlands Will Be Restored
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  • AmeriScan: August 6, 2002
    • Shell Will Pay $28 Million to Clean Wells of MTBE
    • Sustainable Development Called Security Imperative
    • Abraham Boosts Nuke Power at International Meeting
    • Rhode Island Plans for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
    • Fuel Cells Could Reduce Diesel Pollution
    • Turtle Supporters Warn of Toxic Swordfish
    • Complex Ecosytem Ties Link Monkeys, Birds
    • Pennsylvania Spends Most on Flood Damage
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  • AmeriScan: August 5, 2002
    • Ecological Science Group Seeks Research Synthesis
    • Fishing Threatens Top of Ocean Food Chain
    • Buoys Could Provide Early Warning of Red Tides
    • Drought Killing Endangered Sonoran Pronghorn
    • Wildfire Kills Captive Mexican Wolves
    • Hope for Rare Snowy Plovers in California
    • New Desktop PC Called Environmentally Friendly
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  • AmeriScan: August 2, 2002
    • Senate Confirms EPA Enforcement Leader
    • Fast Track Bill Headed for Bush's Signature
    • Senators Slam Bush's Clear Skies Plan
    • Sewage Sludge Linked to Illnesses
    • Study Finds Ethanol Production Energy Efficient
    • Hybrid Buses Called Cleaner, More Efficient
    • Endangered Rabbits Released into the Wild
    • Metro Riders Learn About Pesticides, Clean Air
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  • AmeriScan: August 1, 2002
    • Most Fish Stock Assessments Incomplete
    • Automakers Blamed for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
    • Judge Orders 14 New Manatee Refuges
    • Fuel Cell Added to Coal Gasification Plant
    • Cow Manure Could Power Dairies
    • Tallgrass Prairie Acres Purchased in Minnesota
    • Hunting Guides Fined for Killing Too Many Birds
    • Website Watches Kilauea Lava Make New Land
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