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Environment News Service AmeriScan Index July 2002
AmeriScan: July 31, 2002
- Firefighting Chopper Crash Kills Pilot
- Lake Okeechobee Lawsuit Filed to Limit Pollutants
- Entire Pilot Whale Pod Dies off Cape Cod
- Crabs, Fish Die Without Oxygen in Oregon Waters
- Beluga Sturgeon Considered for Endangered Listing
- Yucca Mountain Volcanic Hazard Greater Than Thought
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AmeriScan: July 30, 2002
- Air Pollution Linked to Heart Damage From Exercise
- New Report Highlights Successful Traffic Plans
- Four New Yorkers Guilty of Asbestos Crimes
- Los Angeles Spends Millions to Slash Emissions
- Black Carp May Be Banned
- Missouri Fish Kill Cost $3.3 Million
- NASA Sensors Could Detect Utility Leaks
- Park Manager Honored for Blocking Drilling
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AmeriScan: July 29, 2002
- House Approves Fast Track Bill
- Campfire Started Fire Threatens Giant Sequoias
- Nine Stranded Whales Die on Cape Cod
- National Bottle Recycling Bill Introduced
- Heavier Vehicles Not Always Safer
- Geothermal Power Promoted in Nevada
- Tornado Season Spawns Few Twisters
- Antarctic Glacier Offers Climate Change Clues
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AmeriScan: July 26, 2002
- Chemical, Nuclear Security Bills Pass Committee
- Spiked Plutonium Mimics Aging Weapons
- Feds Call Manatee Settlement Illegal
- Nation's Oldest Cattle Ranch Protects Forests
- Panel Urges Public Warnings About Mercury in Tunav
- Radios Lead Researchers to Murrelet Nests
- Illegal Fish Imports Bring Indictment
- Fish in Lewis and Clark's Footsteps
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AmeriScan: July 25, 2002
- Roadless Act Introduced in the Senate
- Everglades Draft Improved, Still Flawed
- Brownfields Grants Support Smart Growth
- Energy Department Funds Biotech Research
- Federal Programs Address Fire, Drought Damage
- Farmworker Arrested for Poisoning Birds
- Underwater Research Targets Deep Sea Coral Reefs
- Invasive Weed Is a Real Irritant
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AmeriScan: July 24, 2002
- Bush Signs Yucca Mountain Resolution
- Pew Report Offers Controversial Climate Policy
- Illegal Crops Threaten Birds in Colombia
- Land Near Yellowstone Added to National Forest
- Clam Die-Off Cuts Washington Tribal Harvest
- Brayton Point Power Plant to Stop Harmful Water Use
- Georgia County Buys Land to Protect Drinking Water
- One Gulf Campaign Unites Five Gulf of Mexico States
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AmeriScan: July 23, 2002
- U.S. Denies Funding for Family Planning
- House Supports Controversial Fire Management Plan
- Sprawl May Threaten Wildlife in Reserves
- 63 Dams Slated for Removal in 2002
- Court Orders Bay Area Transit to Boost Ridership
- Shark Fin Test Can Identify Species
- Snakehead Fish Could be Banned
- Electric Barrier May Block Invasive Asian Carp
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AmeriScan: July 22, 2002
- Ducks Unlimited, Corps Agree to Conserve Habitat
- New Jersey Wetlands Get Wider Buffers
- Petition Opposes Landfilling of Arsenic Treated Wood
- Federal Agencies to Fund Forest Restoration
- Oil Spill Funds Protect Oregon Marine Wildlife
- Australian Research Helps Predict Climate Change
- Highway Project Could Harm Great Smokies
- Blank Foundation Supports Atlanta Greenspace
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AmeriScan: July 19, 2002
- Drought Parches One Third of the Nation
- Bush Administration Opposes Renewables Requirement
- Rice Fungus Genome Sequenced
- Hunger Strike Targets Dow Chemical
- Invasive Crabs Swarm Up East Coast
- California Salamanders Win Emergency Protection
- Northwest Researchers Focus on Bio-Energy
- Deep Sea Camera Could Find New Species
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AmeriScan: July 16, 2002
- U.S. Chemical Plants Get Anti-Terrorism Treatment
- Taxpayers Stuck with Forest Road Maintenance
- Stinging Jellyfish Forecasts for Chesapeake Bay
- Medical Sterilization Firm Dirties Illinois Air
- Urban Tree Farm Planted in Dallas
- Enviros Win Legal Protection for New Mexico Rivers
- Bronx Zoo Launches Emergency Gorilla Rescue Fund
- Harrison Ford Ad Highlights Biodiversity Hotspots
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AmeriScan: July 15, 2002
- Idaho National Lab to be Nuclear R&D Center
- Faster Cleanup of Savannah Nuclear Site Funded
- Bush Sends U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Pact to Senate
- ARCO Hit with $2 Million Superfund Lawsuit
- Diazinon Found in Boise Wastewater
- Boaters Encouraged to Buy Low Polluting Outboards
- Boston Buses Busted for Idling
- Enviros Seek to Speak for the Oregon Trees
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AmeriScan: July 12, 2002
- Energy Task Force Lawsuits to Proceed
- Arizona Plants Trees, Saves Wildlife After Fire
- Agency Asked to Protect White-Tailed Prairie Dogs
- World Trade Center Debris Screening Closes
- Congress Hears Testimony on Bushmeat Hunting
- Eagle Shooters Fined in Texas
- Virginia Researchers Explore Corroding Pipes
- Brush-Tailed Possum Banned from U.S.
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AmeriScan: July 11, 2002
- El Niño is Back in Town
- EPA Must Reexamine Birmingham Air Quality
- By Ship, By Plane, Researchers Study Air Pollution
- Hot Temperatures Drive Smelly Algae Blooms
- New Climate Simulations Offer Sharper Focus
- Hazwaste Cleanups Need Community Advisors
- Lake Champlain Anglers Collect Tagged Sea Lamprey
- Trumpeter Swans Rebound in Wisconsin
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AmeriScan: July 10, 2002
- Report: Ocean Management Needs Overhaul
- Utility's Pollution Plan Supports Clean Air Act
- Red-Legged Frog Habitat Rule Overturned
- Golf Course Water Hazards Filter Runoff
- Florida Environment Agency Buys Hybrid Cars
- Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Raises Controversy
- Salmon in Study Travel by Helicopter
- Admire Dolphins - But From a Distance
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AmeriScan: July 9, 2002
- Ballast Water Rules Need Enforcement, Penalties
- House Committee Boosts Conservation Funding
- Acid Rain Threatens Forests in Unexpected Ways
- Judge Orders Protection for California Plants
- Industry Groups Oppose New Diesel Standards
- Corps, Nature Conservancy Join Forces to Save Rivers
- Wild Horses Dead of Dehydration in Utah
- Drought Impacts Breeding Waterfowl
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AmeriScan: July 8, 2002
- Targeting Large Fish Favors Smaller Species
- Biggest Fires Tamed, But Risk Still High
- Population, Highways Lead to Amazon Deforestation
- Individuals, Groups Honored for Protecting Wetlands
- Rancher Recognized for Protecting His Lands
- Groups Want Animal Research Information Restored
- New Website Offers Advice on Fundraising
- Teachers Head Underwater for New Curriculum
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AmeriScan: July 3, 2002
- Senators Take Sides on Yucca Mountain
- Drought Leads to Record Fire Year
- Plant, Frog Listed as Endangered
- Farm Studies Examine Carbon Sequestration
- Lewis & Clark Anniversary Highlights Rivers
- Group Challenges Arizona Grazing Decision
- Researchers Catalogue Toxic Microalgae
- Parasite Populations Reflect Ecosystem Health
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AmeriScan: July 2, 2002
- U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decline
- Indoor Air Pollution Threatens Children
- Toyota Plans Fuel Cell Vehicle This Year
- Report: Irradiated Mail Makes People Sick
- EPA Grants Support Underground Tank Cleanups
- Radioactive Materials Abandoned in Oil Well
- Beach Water Quality Information Available Online
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AmeriScan: July 1, 2002
- Air Pollution Linked to Reduced Lung Function
- Firefighter Set Massive Arizona Blaze
- Superfund Cleanups Running Out of Money
- Toxic Pesticide Approved for Emergency Application
- Whale Hunter Killed by Wounded Whale
- Clean Fuels Supported by $4.6 Million in Grants
- Dirty Plastics Turned into Fuel Nuggets
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