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February 2003

  • AmeriScan: February 27, 2003
    • Appeals Court Upholds EPA Drinking Water Standard
    • Federal Mercury Warnings Incomplete, Groups Allege
    • Coral Reef Task Force Backs Florida Coastal Cleanup
    • Conservationists Sue to Safeguard Cutthroat Trout
    • Appeal of Grand Canyon Timber Sale Filed
    • Virginia Arrests Man for Possession of Snakehead Fish
    • Silk Soy Milk to Be Made with Wind Power
    • Refueling U.S. Antarctic Research Station Becomes an Ordeal
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  • AmeriScan: February 26, 2003
    • Methane Eruptions Could Fuel Global Warming
    • California Passes Law to Save Coastal Commission
    • Groundwater Pumping Makes Mojave Desert Slump
    • $34.8 Million Granted for Landowner Incentives
    • Satellites Help Monitor Warming Coral Reefs
    • Green Pricing Report Helps Electricity Shoppers
    • Clarity of Lake Tahoe Reaches 10 Year High
    • Bird Poop Helps Damaged Seagrass Beds Recover
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  • AmeriScan: February 25, 2003
    • Larger Openings Mandated For TEDs
    • Electronics Recyclers Pledge Greener Practices
    • Most Threatened Scenic Landscapes Identified
    • Indiana Schools Must Clean Out All Mercury
    • Lawsuit Seeks Protection for White-Tailed Prairie Dogs
    • Cement Company Fine Buys Hazmat Equipment
    • Construction Corporation Fined for Water Pollution
    • North Carolina Zoo Launches Conservation Website
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  • AmeriScan: February 24, 2003
    • Bush Urges Senate to Vote on Estrada
    • Toxic Spill Prompts $3.8 Million Settlement
    • 57 Million More Americans Expected by 2050
    • Hydroelectric Licensing Process Streamlined
    • Program Looks at Future Impacts of Today's Decisions
    • $500,000 Grant Supports Missouri River Research
    • Illegal Tortugas Shrimper Fined $20,000
    • Lancaster, PA Gets Lead Awareness Grant
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  • AmeriScan: February 21, 2003
    • Explosion, Fire Hit New York Fuel Depot
    • Wild Condor Shot and Killed
    • Much of U.S. Facing Flooding This Weekend
    • Invasive Species Conference Open to Public
    • Hunter Guilty of Killing Endangered Sheep
    • Ford Fined for Hazwaste Violations at Auto Plants
    • Bt Toxin Could Combat Parasitic Roundworms
    • Pennsylvania Volunteers Benefit Parks, Forests
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  • AmeriScan: February 20, 2003
    • Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Logging in Green Mtn. National Forest
    • Endangered Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Gets Critical Habitat
    • Phelps Dodge Fined $105,000 for Water Pollution
    • Everglades Standard for Phosphorus in Water Proposed
    • BP Offers Solar Systems for California Homes
    • New Nevada Campus Powered by Geothermal Plant
    • Clean Energy Market Growing Despite General Downturn
    • Reintroduced Arkansas Bull Elk Dying Off
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  • AmeriScan: February 19, 2003
    • Automakers Oppose Increased Efficiency
    • Insectides, Solvents Linked to Gulf War Syndrome
    • Europe Ahead of U.S. in Renewable Power
    • GM Matches Funds To Protect Brazilian Rainforest
    • North Carolinians Oppose NSR Revisions
    • Utility Customers Help Fund Salmon Projects
    • $3.2 Million Pledged to Restore New York Islands
    • Allergen Free Shrimp May Be On the Way
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  • AmeriScan: February 18, 2003
    • Freshwater Fishery Hotspots Identified
    • Casmalia Settlement Brings $31.9 Million for Cleanup
    • Climate and Cholera Link Growing Stronger
    • Viagra Not a Panacea for Wildlife
    • Coalition Opposes Logging in Tillamook Rainforest
    • Texas Partnership Will Restore Wetlands
    • Animal Manure Could Mop Up Pollutants
    • Florida Town Opts for Dark Sky Lighting
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  • AmeriScan: February 17, 2003
    • Huge Snowstorm Closes Nation's Capital
    • Veneman Hands Water Improvement Funds to Minnesota
    • Rising Sea Levels Could Swamp Boston
    • Scientists Urge Improved Nitrogen Management
    • Gene Banks Emerge as Tool For Preserving Biodiversity
    • Extinction Predicted for Leatherback Sea Turtles
    • NASA Scientists Explain California's Recent Gloomy Summers
    • Magnetic Storms on Sun Create Their Own Weather
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  • AmeriScan: February 14, 2003
    • Bill Would Reauthorize Superfund Tax
    • Spent Fuel Pools Pose Serious Risks
    • Groups Seek Revisions to Missouri River Operations
    • Comment Time Extended for New Source Revisions
    • Lawsuit Challenges Metro Air Park Project
    • Census Shows Recycling Up, Hog Farms Down
    • Crawfish Farmers Win Right to Sue Pesticide Maker
    • Island Added to Connecticut Wildlife Refuge
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  • AmeriScan: February 13, 2003
    • Bill Would Cut Four Power Plant Pollutants
    • Agency Downplays Terrorism Risk at Indian Point
    • Climate Linked to Rural Poverty
    • Conservationists Offer Alternative for Arctic Drilling
    • Nature Conservancy Buys Tract on Tieton River
    • Kinkos Invests in Green Energy
    • Dioxin Limits At Paper Mills Help Clean Up Water
    • Student Helps Brazil Balance Conservation, Ecotourism
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  • AmeriScan: February 12, 2003
    • Spending Bill Riders Threaten Forests
    • Forest Fragmentation Called Pervasive
    • Hidden Clouds May Help Shape Climate
    • Climate Mitigators Must Consider All Gases
    • Reactor Licensees Told to Step Up Inspections
    • California Refinery Phasing Out Toxic Chemical
    • Fuel Spilled at Midway Atoll
    • Species Find No Refuge at USFWS
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  • AmeriScan: February 10, 2003
    • GAO Will Not Appeal Energy Task Force Ruling
    • Administration Wants Exemptions from Pesticide Ban
    • U.S. - EU Meet to Discuss Climate
    • Conservationists Halt Road Project in Arizona Wilderness
    • Risk Management Team Cuts Oil Spill Danger
    • Project Offers Model for Everglades Restoration
    • System Could Help Companies Manage Greenhouse Emissions
    • Los Angeles Invests in Hybrid Cars
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  • AmeriScan: February 7, 2003
    • Bitterroot Settlement Undermined by Failures
    • Settlement Could Bring Cleaner Air to Pittsburgh
    • Air Pollution Captured on Satellite Images
    • New DOE Office Helps Care for Contaminated Sites
    • Dune Destruction Brings $15,000 Fine
    • Siberian Tiger Returns to China
    • Moose Born in Wisconsin after 100 Year Absence
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  • AmeriScan: February 6, 2003
    • Lead Levels Linked to Male Infertility
    • Rights Of Way Restrictions Eased
    • Moscow Treaty May Not Reduce Weapons
    • House Subcommittee Leader Wins Praise
    • U.S. Fishing Vessels Harvested Russian Crabs
    • Eighth Alternative to Lead Shot Approved
    • Shark Attacks Declined Again Last Year
    • Survey Finds Refuge Visitors Satisfied
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  • AmeriScan: February 5, 2003
    • Wind Detectors Help Shuttle Accident Investigators
    • Invasive Species Impacting Texas Ecosystems
    • Sea Floor Hot Springs Rich in Minerals, Microbes
    • Process Turns Wastewater Into Fuel Gases
    • Sierra Club Endorses Grazing Buyout Proposal
    • Internet Database Locates Air Polluters in LA
    • Wind Powers World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
    • Quilt Commemorates Mountain-Prairie Refuges
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  • AmeriScan: February 4, 2003
    • Judicial Nominee Challenged Over Silence
    • Groups Appeal Flawed California Air Program
    • BLM Reviews Land Exchange Policies
    • More Floods May Mean More Plant Invasions
    • Sewage Sludge Touted for Waste Management
    • Ozone Could Kill Pests in Grain
    • Easement Protects Montana Ranch
    • Chemical Detectors Could Aid First Responders
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  • AmeriScan: February 3, 2003
    • Shuttle Tragedy Leads to Disaster Declaration
    • U.S. Joins International Fusion Research Project
    • EPA Issues Weak Air Rules for Ocean Vessels
    • ASARCO Agreement Funds Cleanup Trust
    • BLM Considers Revising Grazing Policies
    • Acid Rain Program Brings Improvements
    • New Mexico Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Honored
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