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Environment News Service AmeriScan Index May 2002
AmeriScan: May 31, 2002
- Cruise Ships Called Floating, Polluted Cities
- Lawsuit Challenges Delayed Smog Standards
- Subpoenas Seek Protection for Task Force Papers
- New Rule Would Speed Drug Approval
- Aqua Satellite Has a Glitch
- DOE Pledges Millions to Cleanup Cold War Sites
- New Panel Will Advise EPA About Superfund
- 26 New National Trails Named
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AmeriScan: May 30, 2002
- Wilderness Bill Targets Washington's Lowlands
- Glacial Retreat Seen Worldwide
- New EPA Facility Supports Environmental Research
- Virginia University to Aid Developing Nations
- Heavy Rains Reduce Eastern Drought
- Critical Habitat Proposed for Hawaiian Plants
- Rio Grande's Artificial Surge Prompts Spawning
- Habitat Restoration Headed for Dakota Battlefield
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AmeriScan: May 29, 2002
- $100 Million Will Buy California Salt Ponds
- Activist Arrested Blockading Forest Service
- New Center Focuses on Transportation Solutions
- Environmental Estrogen May Harm Breeding Songbirds
- Hot Polymer Catches Carbon Dioxide
- Appalachian Trail Group Opposes Wind Farm
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AmeriScan: May 28, 2002
- Judge Refuses to Dismiss Energy Task Force Suit
- Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards Lowered
- Fast Track Trade Approval Could Harm Environment
- Chemical Warfare Agents Released Over Navy Ships
- Ashland Fined $10.7 Million for Refinery Fire
- Conference Produces Wildfire Management Plan
- Deep Sea Expedition Explores Galapagos Vents
- 2003 Parks Pass to Feature New Mexico Monument
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AmeriScan: May 23, 2002
- Heavy Hurricane Season Ahead
- Conservation Acres Opened to Livestock Grazing
- California Canal Will Finally Be Water Tight
- New Tactics May Keep Elephants Out of Crops
- Convicted Tiger Dealer Sent to His Room
- Pheasant Farmers Charges With Killing Protected Birds
- Wild Puerto Rican Parrot Population Increases by Nine
- Northwest Folklife Festival Features Forest Fun
- Radio Tagged Fish Become Sturgeon Detectives
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AmeriScan: May 22, 2002
- Enviros Pan U.S.-Russian Arms Pact
- Bioterrorism Bill Commits Billions for Readiness
- Particulate Pollution Blamed for California Health Problems
- Vacationers Often Find Unhealthy Beaches
- Groups Plan Suit Over Albany Lead Program
- West Nile Virus Crops Up Again
- Paddlefish Caviar Lands Dealers in Court
- Humorous Energy Efficiency Ad Wins Award
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AmeriScan: May 21, 2002
- Federal Biologists Approve Columbia River Dredging
- Oregon Forestland Could Be Opened to Mining
- House Bill Would Reform 1872 Mining Law
- Makah Whaling Can Proceed, Judge Rules
- Settlement Will Improve San Francisco Transit System
- Brownfields Grants Benefit Dozens of Communities
- Mammoth Cave Bioprospecting Produces Potential Cancer Drug
- Wildlife Watching On the Rise, as Hunting Declines
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AmeriScan: May 20, 2002
- Planned Destruction of Smallpox Virus Canceled
- Lawsuit Halts Plutonium Shipments in Flawed Containers
- Federal Drought Emergency Declared in Arizona
- Drought Continues Across Much of U.S.
- Roadless Areas Called Crucial to Outdoor Recreation
- Maryland Passes Environmental Protection Bills
- BLM Honors Outstanding Volunteers
- Visit Natural Areas Via the Internet
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AmeriScan: May 17, 2002
- Estimate of Alaska Petroleum Reserve Quadruples
- Wildfire Destroys Seven Homes in Arizona
- California Could Save $28 Billion, Protect Environment
- Millions of California Acres Could be Protected by Senate Bill
- 17 States, Virgin Islands Earn Clean Beach Certificates
- Wasting Disease Working Group Unites Federal Agencies
- Humans Responsible for One Quarter of Sulfur Gas
- Second California Condor Chick Born in the Wild
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AmeriScan: May 16, 2002
- New Whistleblower Law Holds Agencies Accountable
- Enviro Group Report Rebuts Federal Fire Policies
- Carbon Sinks Cannot Keep Up With Emissions
- Agreement Accelerates Oak Ridge Cleanup
- Rio Grande Flows Spiked to Boost Minnow Spawning
- Petroleum Company Fined for Washington Spill
- $5.5 Million Available for Coral Conservation
- Critical Habitat Proposed for Hawaiian Plants
- Indiana Animal Controls Called Inhumane
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AmeriScan: May 15, 2002
- Huge Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica
- Grasslands Reserve Program May Help Birds
- Refuge Concessionaires Could Swap Repairs for Rent
- Rainfall Variability Wiped Out Butterfly Populations
- Energy Agency Honors Alternative Fuels Projects
- Commuter Friendly Companies Win Awards
- U.S. Supports Marine Pollution Workshop in Jamaica
- National Conference Looks at Environmental Mediation
- Graduate Students Win Marine Science Fellowships
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AmeriScan: May 14, 2002
- Bush Administration Appeals Mountaintop Mining Ruling
- Bill Would Open Denali Wilderness to Snowmobiles
- Altered Algae Soaks Up Toxic Metals
- U.S. Lends Environmental Satellite to Japan
- Agreement Helps Protect Seven Species
- Grant Targets Unhealthy Indoor Air
- Ocean Model Could Aid Oil Spill Cleanup
- Lobsters Still Declining in Long Island Sound
- Harrison Ford Wins Environmental Award
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AmeriScan: May 13, 2002
- White House Tries to Block Energy Task Force Deposition
- Oklahoma Company Slammed by Enviros, Union
- Physicians Group Opposes Yucca Mountain Shipments
- Oceanographer to Receive National Medal of Science
- Park Service Arts Program Promotes Eco-Awareness
- Online Library Lists Incentives for Private Conservation
- Boston Trash Hauler Pays $3.4 Million Fine
- Smog Forecast Service Expanded
- Solarbrate Events Highlight Solar Power
- Improper Trash Disposal Endangers Wildlife
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AmeriScan: May 10, 2002
- DOE Delays Plutonium Shipments to South Carolina
- U.S. - Russia Task Force Tackles Dirty Bombs
- House Defense Bill Approves Environmental Exemptions
- 10 Miles of California Coastline Protected
- Ship Pollution Treaty Headed for Ratification
- Fishing Buybacks Fail to Help Fisheries
- DEET Linked to Neurological Damage
- Week Long Survey Targets Davidson Seamount
- Cleaning Air Could Cost Just Pennies
- New York Bans Lead Sinker Sales
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AmeriScan: May 9, 2002
- EPA Enforcement Nominee Called Unqualified
- Farm Bill Headed for Bush Signature
- Commission: Damaged Reactor Cap Needs Replacing
- Asthma Awareness Month Marked with Awards
- Turning Lights Off Saves Bird Lives
- Fuel Cells Demonstrated in 10 California Homes
- Most Horseshoe Crabs Survive Medical Bleeding
- Stranded Dolphin Returned to the Sea
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AmeriScan: May 8, 2002
- House Approves Nuclear Dump at Yucca Mountain
- Wisconsin Lawmakers to Hold Special Session on Wasting Disease
- Organic Foods Shown to Have Less Pesticide Residue
- California Conserves Power for Second No Blackout Summer
- Idaho National Lab Chosen for Wildland Fire Trials
- Groups to Sue Army Corps over Endangered Sturgeon
- Research Ships Investigate Southern Ocean Food Chain
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AmeriScan: May 7, 2002
- Congress Considering Solutions to Plutonium Controversy
- BP Switches to Ethanol in California
- Governments Prepare for Tough Fire Season
- Roadless Protection Act Gathering Steam
- Jet Ski Industry Claims Partial Victory
- Waste Characterization Could Speed Hanford Cleanup
- American Wetlands Month Sees New Protection Efforts
- Toxic Algae Blamed for Marine Species Deaths
- Vermont Utility Customers Can Fund Renewable Projects
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AmeriScan: May 6, 2002
- West Virginia Flood Victims Get Emergency Funds
- Gulf War Vets Ill from Anthrax Vaccination, Medication
- Chronic Wasting Disease Puts Wisconsin Deer in Hunters' Sights
- Illegal Brazilian Mahogany Remains Impounded at 15 Ports
- EPA Distributes $21.5 million in Brownfields Grants
- Arkansas Shuts Down Waste Management's Tontitown Landfill
- Recreational Town of Lake Tahoe to Run CNG Buses
- Creosote Bush Could Be the Oldest Living Thing on Earth
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AmeriScan: May 3, 2002
- Bush Administration to Permit Mining Waste in Streams
- Court Stops Makah Whale Hunt with Restraining Order
- Nuclear Industry Bankrolls Junket for Congressional Staffers
- Polluted Stormwater Could be Pumped into Everglades
- Fish Farm Opponents Make Strange Bedfellows
- Battlebots Go Underwater in Student Competition
- Kayak Expedition Investigates Gulf of Maine
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AmeriScan: May 2, 2002
- Wildlife Smugglers Indicted in Illinois
- Hawaii Container Law is First in 20 Years
- Wildlife Refuge Created on Ohio Key
- Shrimp Imports From Haiti, Indonesia Banned
- May is EPA Environmental Science Month
- Gypsy Moth Spraying Resumes in Pennsylvania
- Mosquitoes Could Harbor Dengue Fever in Tucson
- Ice Cream Flavor Combats Global Warming
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AmeriScan: May 1, 2002
- Explosion, Fire Destroy Texas Petrochemical Plant
- Logging Halted in Roadless Tongass Regions
- Rat Poison Kills Birds on Anacapa Island
- El Niño Could Rescue Parched Southwest
- Energy Department Seeks Ways to Expand Geothermal Power
- Black Bear Study Offers Good News
- Hybrid Honda Civic Now in Dealerships
- Park Service Tests Segway Human Transporter
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