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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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