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Environment News Service AmeriScan Index March 2003
AmeriScan: March 31, 2003
- U.S. Gives UNICEF $8 Million for Water in Iraq
- Congressional Investigators Challenge Pentagon Reports
- Bush Policy Aims to Prevent Endangered Species
- 83 Million Set Aside to Protect Long Island Sound
- NASA Study Examines Variation of Arctic Ozone Loss
- Fragmented Forests Could Raise Risk of Lyme Disease
- Genetics Link to Environmental Pollutants Explored
- Scientists Identify 161 Million Year Old Salamander
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AmeriScan: March 27, 2003
- Iowa to Host World's Largest Wind Farm
- California Taxpayers Free of Ward Valley Liability
- Solar Solution to Clean Water, Energy Supplies
- Conservationists, Industry Join to Advance Roadless Rule
- Dave Matthews Band Plants Trees to Offset Tour Emissions
- Sun Wise is Cancer Free, Arizona Children to Learn
- Low Cost Loans Fund New York Water Upgrades
- New Jersey Man Loses Clam Permit, Boat
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AmeriScan: March 26, 2003
- Senate Votes Against Superfund's Polluter Pays
- EPA Administrator Says U.S. Water Supply is Secure
- Bush Administration Aims to Fuel Offshore Gas Development
- Environmentalists Warn of Wastewater in Florida Aquifers
- Study Shows Urban Impact on Rainfall
- Nation's Capital In Need of Smart Transportation Measures
- Organic Lobby Fears Loophole For Body Care Products
- Government Researchers Use Catnip Oil to Repel Termites
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AmeriScan: March 24, 2003
- Feds Predict Strong 2003 for Northwest Salmon
- Solano Grass Warrants Protection
- California Signs Natural Gas Supply Settlement
- Carbon Storage In Northern Forests Linked to Fire
- Conservationists Return Sacred Land to Shoshone Tribe
- Alcohol Biofuel Cells Show Promise
- Methanol Could Fuel Computers, Cell Phones
- Goodall to Make Primate Programs for Animal Planet
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AmeriScan: March 18, 2003
- U.S. Government Needs to Lead on Infectious Diseases
- Boxer Pushes EPA for Tough Perchlorate Standard
- Environmentalists Seek Recall of Arsenic Treated Playsets
- Minnesota Tribe Reaches Deal with Xcel Nuclear Power Plant
- Government Promotion of Irradiated Food for Schools Challenged
- Kentucky's First Landfill Gas Plants Approved
- Ohio Woodlands Damaged in Ice Storm
- Sonoma County's Tiger Salamanders Listed as Endangered
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AmeriScan: March 17, 2003
- Genetic Link Found for Pesticides, ADHD, Gulf War Syndrome
- Public May Be Barred from Comment on Uranium Enrichment Plant
- Doctor: Children at Risk from Burning Badger Army Base
- Buildings Wilderness Society Seeks Protection of Alabama Forests
- Energy Department Hosts Texas Energy Technology Show
- Solar Tracking Panels Power Grand Canyon Trust
- New Jersey Cherishes State's Few Bobcats
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AmeriScan: March 14, 2003
- California Finalizes Settlement of Colorado River Water Dispute
- Environmentalists and Utility Devise Mercury Reduction Plan
- Logging in Gila National Forest Appealed Again
- Iceberg Supercomputer to Power Salmon, Whitefish Research
- Limiting Water Use in California Oil Fields Could Save Energy
- Private Lands Wildlife Stakeholders Meet in Washington
- Atlantic Gear Rule Changes Help Lobsters Escape
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AmeriScan: March 13, 2003
- Corps of Engineers Suspends Its Permit for Georgia Dam
- U.S. Army Chemical Weapons Incineration Draws Lawsuit
- Public Meetings Open on Proposed MOX Nuclear Facility
- Fund for Animals Sues to Close Wildlife Refuges to Hunting
- Conservationists Urge Norton to Stop Yellowstone Bison Kill
- Alaska Plan to Kill Predators Under Fire
- New Test Detects Poultry Disease in Four Hours
- EPA Hosts Electronics Recycling Events
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AmeriScan: March 12, 2003
- Farmers, Land Groups Seek Moratorium on Biotech Wheat
- Nation's Governors Strategize to Strengthen Rural Communities
- Public-NGO Team Protects Twin Cities' Pine Bend Bluffs
- Cancer Widower Funds Environmental Genomics Research
- Northeast Farmers Offered Eco-Label Certification
- Environmental Justice Tribal Park a Winner
- Pinatubo Eruption Affected Arctic Climate
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AmeriScan: March 11, 2003
- Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Draws Donations
- Refuges Host More Hunters, Trappers Than Wildlife Viewers
- Norton: Alaska North Slope Caribou Can Withstand Drilling
- Wisconsin Gets Federal Funds to Monitor Beaches
- Wastewater Pollution Trading Set for Long Island Sound
- EPA Approves Two Phoenix PCB Waste Storage Facilities
- Falsifying Lab Reports Earns Slap on the Wrist
- MIT: Hydrogen Car No Better than Diesel Hybrid
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AmeriScan: March 10, 2003
- Toyota Agrees to $34 Million Settlement Over Air Violations
- EPA Storm Water Rule Exempts Oil and Gas Industry
- Criticism of Yellowstone Bison Kill Increasing
- Florida Scientist Plans for Post-War Iraq Wetlands Restoration
- Chemical in Soy Alters Reproductive Organs in Male Rats
- Paralyzed Vets Funded for Outdoor Activities
- Ohio Plants Trees to Celebrate 200th Birthday
- Amazon Conservation Zoologist Jose Mario Ayres Dead at 49
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AmeriScan: March 7, 2003
- Senate OKs Moscow Treaty to Reduce Nuclear Stockpiles
- New York Power Plant Emissions Bid Denied
- California to Lower Arsenic Level in Drinking Water
- Climate Change Could Bring Severe Weather to California
- Court Rejects Predator Killing Scheme in Idaho
- Diluted Bleach Cleans Contaminated Water Cheaply
- Compost Controls Erosion on Iowa Road Embankments
- Washington Adds 27 Sites to Hazmat Cleanup List
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AmeriScan: March 6, 2003
- Bush's Appeals Court Nominee Dealt Senate Setback
- Bipartisan Bill Would Reform Federal Salmon Plan
- New Plan Released to Save Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
- Bipartisan Bill Would Ban Snowmobiles in National Parks
- Legislation Floated to Combat Aquatic Invasive Species
- Greenpeace Shifts Emphasis from Green to Peace
- Oregon Sets Stricter Rules for Underground Storage Tanks
- Nature Conservancy Buys Jewel of Apalachicola River for Florida Park
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AmeriScan: March 4, 2003
- Lawsuit Filed to Uncover Secret Talks on NW Forest Plan
- EPA Chief Signs 13 Final Air Toxics Rules
- Bush Unveils Initiative to Preserve America
- Website on Aging and Environment Debuts
- Chicago Man Guilty of Selling Tigers, Lions as Meat
- Diamond Film Enables Postage Stamp Size Bio-Sensors
- New Software Uses Satellite Data for Forest Rehab
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AmeriScan: March 3, 2003
- New Bill Would Govern Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water
- Domenici Aims to Streamline Oil and Gas Permits
- Bipartisan Bill to Boost Renewables Introduced
- State Department Outlines Climate Change Strategy
- Bush Administration Fast Tracks Maryland Transport Project
- Delaware and New Jersey Close Horseshoe Crab Harvest
- Feds Offer Help to Manage a Septic System
- California Indian Casinos Must Address Off-Reservation Impact
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