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Environment News Service AmeriScan Index January 2003
AmeriScan: January 29, 2003
- Pennsylvania Files Challenge to New Source Review Revisions
- Royal Caribbean Grants Support Marine Conservation
- Gulf Stream Not Responsible for Mild European Winters
- Seafood Trade Group Supports Ecolabeling
- Washington Agencies Reach Agreement on Spotted Owl
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker Experts Gather in Savannah
- Population of Threatened Flower Protected in New Hampshire
- Early Groundhogs Usually Male
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AmeriScan: January 28, 2003
- Nitrogen Controls Overlook Phosphorus
- Corps, Wildlife Service Combine Forces for Water
- Majority of Americans Want More Wilderness
- Sea Otters, Abalone May Need Separate Reserves
- Prince William Sound Orcas May Warrant Protection
- Hikers May Disturb Nesting Owls
- Whooping Crane Refuge Grows by 245 Acres
- Agency Considers Ways to Help Aplomado Falcon
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AmeriScan: January 27, 2003
- Injunction Bars Sonar Testing on Gray Whales
- Lawsuit Warns of Methylmercury in Fish
- Shark Fishing Quota Increases Called Illegal
- PCB Violations in Connecticut Prompt Fine
- New Process Removes Excess Nutrients from Hogwaste
- Grants Support Marine Habitat Restoration
- Alaska, Delaware Display Different Environmental Visions
- Two Air Pollutants Help Balance Each Other
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AmeriScan: January 24, 2003
- Spending Bill Includes Water Damaging Provisions
- Coastal Commission Faces Constitutional Challenge
- Washington DC Ozone Classed as Severe
- Regulations.gov Website Offers Improved Access
- New Army Corps Head Nominated
- Funding Boost Sought for Fisheries
- Maryland Approves Black Bear Hunt
- Cold Weather Bites Much of the Nation
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AmeriScan: January 23, 2003
- Amendment Would Overrule Missouri River Management
- Senate Restores Funding for Amtrak
- Spending Bill Would Fund Project to Drain Wetlands
- Engineered Corn Blamed for Pig Problems
- Bankruptcy Pact Will Help Clean Up Steel Mill
- Support Grows for Milltown Dam Removal
- NASCAR Driver, Caterpillar Promote Wildlife Refuges
- Whooping Crane Patriarch Dies at 39
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AmeriScan: January 22, 2003
- Administration Ordered to Add Enviro to Committee
- Bioterrorism Monitoring Network Launched
- Accident Prompts Stricter Mine Enforcement
- States To Get More Say in Refuge Management
- Forecast Calls for Continuing Western Drought
- EPA Invites Public to Discuss TCE Contamination
- White-Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies Need Protection
- Pennsylvania Forest Gains 3,000 Acres
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AmeriScan: January 21, 2003
- Tax Credits Could Boost SUV Sales
- World Trade Center Collapse Leaves Underwater Traces
- Environmental Satellites Aid Search & Rescue
- New Loans Available to Aid New Jersey Conservation
- Recycled Plastic Forms Bridge Beams
- Actor Promotes Hydrogen Cars on TV, Website
- Furs Not Welcome at Genesis Awards
- Art Cars Promote California EcoPlates
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AmeriScan: January 20, 2003
- Energy Companies Could Gain New Access in Alaska
- Five Power Companies Face Environmental Resolutions
- Green Mountain Cuts Off Connecticut Supply
- Ants Started Gardening 50 Million Years Ago
- Microorganisms Break Down Toxic Pesticide
- Oregon Solar System Offers Power, Education
- Iowa Primate Sanctuary Features Green Design
- Tucson Power Company Honored for Aiding Wildlife
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AmeriScan: January 17, 2003
- Private Greenhouse Gas Trading Launched
- Court Orders Review of Mexican Truck Traffic
- Enviro Laws Do Not Hamper Western Drilling
- Yellow-Legged Frog Needs Protection, But Not Enough
- Lawsuit Links Logging to Water Pollution
- Scientist Challenges UN Climate Predictions
- Cancer Fighting Microbes Found in Ocean Mud
- Eco-Rally Urges Conservation Instead of War
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AmeriScan: January 16, 2003
- Judge Orders Revisions to Spotted Owl Habitat
- $9.1 Million Fine Issued in Refinery Fire Case
- Manufacturers to Label Mercury Fluorescent Lamps
- Environmental Group Opposes Army Building Burning
- Hot Springs Found in Arctic Ocean
- EPA, Customs to Share Hazmat Information
- USDA Steps Up Mad Cow Surveillance
- Remote Sensing Aids Water Monitors, Farmers
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AmeriScan: January 15, 2003
- New Priorities Set for Wildfire Reduction
- Parasites Top List of Factors Behind Frog Deformities
- Fear of West Nile Virus Growing
- Manhattan Dry Cleaners Must Clean Up Their Act
- NASA Tests Environmentally Friendly Rocket Fuel
- New Protection In Store for New Jersey River
- EPA Commemorates National Radon Action Month
- Florida Launches Invasive Plants Website
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AmeriScan: January 14, 2003
- Corps Dams Must Comply With Clean Water Act
- Gulf War Chemicals Can Damage Testes
- Bill Would Offer Tax Credits for Solar Systems
- Habitat Designated for Three Plants on Lanai
- 90 Acres Added to Sawnee Mountain Protected Area
- Stream Erosion Linked to Decline of American Eels
- Two New Clean Coal Projects Funded
- Pheasants Forever, USDA Partner to Protect Habitat
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AmeriScan: January 13, 2003
- Pentagon Wants Exemptions from Environmental Laws
- Military to End Vieques Training in May
- Indian Point Safety Plans Called Inadequate
- Mexico Must Leave More Water in Rio Grande
- California Composters Face New Air Pollution Rules
- Toxic Algae May Harm Right Whales
- Interior Department Praises Everglades Progress
- EPA Opens Green Cafeteria
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AmeriScan: January 10, 2003
- Revisions of Dolphin Safe Tuna Label Delayed
- Initiative Targets Air Pollution from Ground Freight
- Nevada Files Constitutional Challenge to Yucca Repository
- Senate Committee Hears Pleas For Safer Tankers
- Draft Plan Would Protect Pygmy Owls
- Loyola Marymount Will Install Giant Solar Roof
- Chesapeake Islands Donated to Nature Conservancy
- Beach Water Pollution Can Be Tracked to Its Source
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AmeriScan: January 9, 2003
- Water Crisis Facing Entire Nation
- Pennsylvania Coal Company Fined $2.1 Million
- Ballast Water Violators Face Hefty Fines
- Headwaters Logging Leads to Mudslides
- New York to Buy More Renewable Energy
- Grants Available for Environmental Education
- Chevron Removes MTBE From California Gas
- Florida Town Hires Planner to Protect Environment
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AmeriScan: January 8, 2003
- Lawsuit Challenges Off Road Emissions Rules
- Meat Producer, Enviros Reach Cleanup Agreement
- Judge Hears Suit On Bald Eagles, Yellowstone Bison
- Sonar Experiment Could Harm Whales
- California Water District: Less Water? No Problem!
- Space Shuttle Will Test Green Firefighting Technology
- White House Installs Solar Panels
- Wetlands Clean Selenium From Farm Runoff
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AmeriScan: January 7, 2003
- FDA Lacks Data, Power To Review Engineered Foods
- Klamath Water Diversions Caused Fish Kill
- Nuclear Licenses Need Not Consider Terrorism Threat
- Lawsuit Challenges Exemptions for Farm Runoff
- Smog Not Beneficial, EPA Concludes
- Small Timber Sales Could Be Excluded from Review
- Free Battery Recycling Offered to Public Agencies
- Designer Diets Produce Fish Packed with Nutrients
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AmeriScan: January 6, 2003
- Agency Missed Opportunity to Shut Down Nuclear Plant
- New Wetlands Mitigation Guidance Released
- EPA Says World Trade Center Dust Posed Little Risk
- Groups Collaborate on Coral Reef Protection
- Animal Group Targets Fried Chicken Restaurants
- Court Ruling Favors Lynx Protection
- USFWS Denies Protection for Lizard, Bird
- Scavenger Hunt Targets Clean, Green Cars
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AmeriScan: January 2, 2003
- Rocket Fuel Toxic Found in Lettuce
- Proposed Maryland Bear Hunt Draws Green Fire
- New Hampshire Takes Stewardship of 25,000 Acres
- Florida Buys Longest U.S. Underwater Cave System
- New Jersey Commits $100 Million Annually for Open Space
- Rhode Island Acts to Block Chronic Wasting Disease
- Canadian Lynx Disembark at Denver International
- Alaska's New Governor Halts Beaver Kill
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