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AmeriScan: May 14, 2004

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Leavitt on the Road with Clean Diesel Promotion

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Mike Leavitt announced a new cleaner diesel fuel policy earlier this week, and since then he has been out on the road selling it.
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Universities Selected for Sustainable Mobility Challenge

WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - Engineering teams from 17 universities in the United States and Canada are each getting a compact SUV Chevrolet Equinox and $10,000 in seed money from General Motors.
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Ag Secretary Funds Bird Flu Control and Prevention

WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending $13.7 million to address avian influenza. Part of the funding, $10.8 million, will be used to develop a national low pathogenic avian influenza control and prevention program, said Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman.
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Michigan Governor and Tribes Protect Great Lakes

LANSING, Michigan, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - Governor Jennifer Granholm and the leaders of the 12 federally acknowledged Indian tribes in Michigan have signed an intergovernmental accord stating their commitment to the preservation, restoration, and enhancement of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Michigan touches four of the five Great Lakes.
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Georgia to Draft Statewide Water Plan

LAGRANGE, Georgia, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - Standing on the banks of West Point Lake Thursday, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law a measure authorizing the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to prepare a statewide comprehensive water plan.
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Health Effects of Low Furan Levels in Foods Examined

WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will embark on a thorough scientific assessment of the health significance of very low levels of furan - a chemical that is produced through the heating process - in certain foods.
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Court Halts California Golf Course for Snake, Frog

HAYWARD, California, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - A judicial panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday temporarily halted the grading of land for a golf course development known as the Blue Rock Country Club east of the city of Hayward, on Walpert Ridge.
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Bird's Eye Sees Earth's Magnetic Lines

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 14, 2004 (ENS) - Migratory birds, as well as many other animals, are able to sense the magnetic field of the Earth. John Phillips, associate professor of biology at Virginia Tech, says they may "see the Earth's magnetic lines as patterns of color or light intensity superimposed on their visual surroundings."
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