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Environment News Service AmeriScan Index

January 2002

  • AmeriScan: January 30, 2002
    • Bush May Designate National Monument in Utah
    • USFWS Administrator Confirmed by Senate
    • Mercury Phaseouts Challenged in New Report
    • Lawsuit Will Challenge EPA Over Pesticide Use
    • Point Reyes Management Gets Middling Review
    • USFWS Revisits Decision on Rock Creek Mine
    • Earthquake Monitors Installed at Winter Olympics Site
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  • AmeriScan: January 29, 2002
    • PCB Exposure Increases Likelihood of Fathering Boys
    • Arctic Drilling Will Not Bring Energy Security
    • Groups Seek Wildlife Protection in Bridger-Teton
    • Nuclear Regulators Encourage Public Participation
    • Satellites Track Where Lightning Strikes
    • Coal Flyash Could Become Building Block Material
    • Hybrid Car Runs on Biodiesel
    • Web Surfers Can Visit Alaska With Scientists
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  • AmeriScan: January 28, 2002
    • Cheney Vows to Withhold Energy Task Force Documents
    • Lawsuit Seeks Quotas on Shark Fishing
    • Climate Coalition Gathers Diverse Interests
    • North Carolina Buys Hog Farms to Protect Water
    • New York City Faces Coming Drought
    • Diverse Habitat Helps Species in Nearby Fragments
    • NASA Website Tracks Natural, Manmade Disasters
    • NFL Aims for Green Super Bowl
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  • AmeriScan: January 25, 2002
    • Enviros Pelt Energy Task Force With Lawsuits
    • 2001 Voters Approved $1.7 Billion in Open Space Funds
    • Gephardt Calls for Energy Independence Within 10 Years
    • Hawaii County Opposes Experimental Sonar
    • Waterbirds Need Distance From Watercraft
    • $8 Million in Weatherization Funds for Texas, Oklahoma
    • Jaguars Need Range Wide Protection
    • Piping Plover Populations Fluctuating
    • Potato Sterilizers Could Combat Anthrax
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  • AmeriScan: January 24, 2002
    • Labor Leaders Divided on ANWR Drilling
    • Bush Promotes Coal in West Virginia
    • Century of Human Impact Warms Earth's Surface
    • Unlikely Events Left Out of Yucca Mountain Analysis
    • U.S., International Team Promotes Conservation In Bhutan
    • After Extreme Droughts, Wading Birds Flourish
    • Conservation Groups Support New York Power Plant
    • Yelm, Washington Reclaims All Its Wastewater
    • Earth Charter Displayed at United Nations
    • Apple a Day Could Keep Cancer Away
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  • AmeriScan: January 22, 2002
    • Lynx Biologists Did Not Plant False Evidence
    • Light Truck CAFE Standards Stay the Same
    • Truck Manufacturers Could Pay to Avoid Emissions Rules
    • Suit Challenges Polluted Water from Coalbed Methane Wells
    • Fisheries Director Seeks Input From Predecessors
    • Half Million Dollar Donation Benefits Environmental Education
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  • AmeriScan: January 21, 2002
    • 2003 Budget Funds Renewable Energy on Public Lands
    • Ending America's Dangerous Addiction to Oil
    • Florida Wins $17 Million for Coastal Restoration
    • Too Many Green Mussels? Florida Scientist Says, Eat Them
    • Low Cost Water Quality Funding Opened to NY Nonprofits
    • Americans Interested in Wildlife But Do Not Donate
    • Los Lobos Headlines Voices for a Green LA
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  • AmeriScan: January 18, 2002
    • White House Still Withholding Energy Documents
    • DOE Speeds Up Waste Shipments to WIPP
    • Radon Testing Urged for All U.S. Homes
    • 100,000 Forest Acres Could Escape Development
    • Bull Trout Getting Critical Habitat Designation
    • Tropical Clouds Could Boost Global Warming
    • Warming Climate May Increase California Floods
    • Mud Microbes Can Generate Electricity
    • Martin Sheen Voices Anti-Development Campaign
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  • AmeriScan: January 17, 2002
    • Park Service Will Revise Grand Canyon Management
    • Biologist Calls Scientific Basis of Genetic Engineering Flawed
    • Recycling Beverage Containers Saves Materials, Money
    • Groundfishing Permits Bought Up to Curb Overfishing
    • Utility, Farmers Partner to Improve Growing Practices
    • Essential Fish Habitat Rules Refined
    • Earth Based Bacteria Provide Hints About Mars Life
    • Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan Wins National Award
    • Researchers Borrow Seals' Underwater Eyes
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  • AmeriScan: January 16, 2002
    • Tri-State Water Agreement Drawing Near
    • EPA Must Overhaul San Joaquin Valley Air Plans
    • Arizona's Clean Air Plan Wins EPA Approval
    • Precipitation Forecasts Improve With New Technique
    • New York Files Suit Against Power Plants
    • California Governor Defends Right to Review Oil Leases
    • Suit Seeks Critical Habitat Designation for Rare Fish
    • Florida Protects Tract on Plantation Key
    • Report Details Problems, Solutions of Oil Dependence
    • President Bartlet Opposes Drilling in Arctic Refuge
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  • AmeriScan: January 15, 2002
    • Supreme Court Declines to Hear Endangered Species Case
    • Justice Department Upholds New Source Review Cases
    • Amazonian Deforestation Accelerating, U.S. Study Finds
    • EPA and Michigan Protect Water from Manure Runoff
    • Environmental Contractor Jailed for Fraudulent Storage Tank Tests
    • New Jersey Tackles Power Plant Emissions
    • North Carolina Preserve Protects Endangered Plants
    • Synthetic Drilling Lubricants Must Meet New Standards
    • New York Honors Green Companies
    • Lake Powell is Silting In
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  • AmeriScan: January 14, 2002
    • Coal Mine Runoff Rules Promote Remining
    • Small Systems Must Provide Safer Drinking Water
    • USDA Extends Conservation Reserve Contracts
    • Lawsuit Looming Over Fish Killed by Water Pumps
    • Hatch Nuclear Operations Approved for 20 More Years
    • Colorado Will Allow Capture of Peregrine Falcons
    • West Virginia Expands Blackwater Falls State Park
    • 20 Sites Designated for Conservation Dollars
    • Grizzly Habitat Secured Near Grand Teton Park
    • Volkswagen Recalls Cars with Bum Emissions Sensors
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  • AmeriScan: January 11, 2002
    • Brownfields Reform Bill Signed by President Bush
    • Fresh Water to be Reserved for Florida Everglades
    • Smuggled CFCs Convict Florida Man
    • Threatened Salmon Listing Challenged in Court
    • Representative James Hansen Will Not Seek New Term
    • El Niño Could Hit This Spring
    • Groups Challenge Makah Whale Hunt
    • Navy Base Fined for Haz Waste Violations
    • Nature Conservancy Buys 6,275 Acres in Michigan
    • Park Visitors Can Find Information on Alternate Sites
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  • AmeriScan: January 9, 2002
    • Chlorinated Water Could Harm Pregnant Women
    • New Source Review Rollback Faces Resistance
    • NRC Website Broadcasts Commission Meetings Live
    • Wyoming Native Appointed to Interior Department
    • BP Will Not Drill Liberty Oil Field
    • Ammonia Spill Killed 1.3 Million Fish in Iowa
    • Massachusetts Awards $326 Million For Local Water Projects
    • Nominate New England Eco-Heroes for EPA Awards
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  • AmeriScan: January 8, 2002
    • Maine Salmon are Genetically Distinct
    • Ancient Supernova Damaged Ozone Layer
    • California Will Pay $14.95 Million for Landfill Cleanup
    • Earthquakes Took Heavy Human Toll in 2001
    • Fuel Cell Cars Face Technological, Political Barriers
    • Bacteria Breaks Down PCBs in Baltimore Harbor
    • Vermont Forest Acres Protected by Private Groups
    • Maine Adds 2,400 Acres to Mount Blue State Park
    • New Jersey Superfund Site Turns Into Wildlife Refuge
    • Colorado Man Injured by Mountain Lion
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  • AmeriScan: January 7, 2002
    • Corps Report Promotes Columbia River Dredging
    • Supreme Court Hears Smart Growth Suit
    • Taking Air Out of Ballast Water Could Stem Invasions
    • Insect Smell Research Could Lead to New Pesticides
    • Los Angeles Airports Get Cleaner Taxis
    • National Grasslands Plan Falls Short, Groups Say
    • Texaco Fined for Clean Air Violations on Navajo Nation
    • University of Pittsburgh Charged with PCB Violations
    • Bridgeport Metal Plating Shop Gets Quick Cleanup
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  • AmeriScan: January 4, 2002
    • World Trade Center Cleanup Highlights National Meeting
    • Summer Flounder Catches to Increase
    • Incineration Alternative Headed for Field Tests
    • California River Habitats Win Environmental Grants
    • $2.8 Million Funds Renewable Energy Research
    • Channel Islands Eelgrass Bed Will Be Restored
    • Pennsylvania Gets 343 Acre Conservation Gift
    • Website Offers Hot Information About Wildfires
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  • AmeriScan: January 3, 2002
    • Lawsuit Challenges Alternative Vehicles Compliance
    • Smuggled Turtles Sent to Florida to Recover
    • 775 Acres Protected on Michigan's Black River
    • Tumbling Creek Cavesnail Receives Emergency Protection
    • Surveillance Cameras Monitor Pennsylvania Forests
    • New Technology Helps Clean Up Hazardous Waste
    • Public Grazing on Big Sur Coast Appealed
    • Conservation Easement Protects Maryland's Gunston Pointe
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  • AmeriScan: January 2, 2002
    • $340 Million Pledged to Clean Up Landfill
    • Urban Air Pollution Linked to Birth Defects
    • New York Spending Millions On Clean Fueled Buses
    • Lioness Killed at Boston Zoo
    • Wisconsin Drops Mandatory Crop Buffers Proposal
    • Roadless Areas Host Fish, Old Growth Forests
    • Colorado, Coors Settle Beer Spill Case
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