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AmeriScan: May 19, 2004

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States Create Patchwork of Transgenic Crop Laws

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - State legislatures in 2003 considered more measures in support of agricultural biotechnology than in the entire 2001-2002 legislative session, according to a new report released Monday by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology.
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Illegal Sales of Endangered Species Uncovered in U.S. Cities

NEW YORK, New York, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - An undercover survey of traditional Chinese medicine shops in New York City and San Francisco found illegal products widely available made from endangered species, including tigers, rhinos, leopards and musk deer.
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Judge Upholds Protection for Wild Central Valley Steelhead

FRESNO, California, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - A federal judge has upheld protection for wild Central Valley steelhead trout while the federal government reviews how hatchery-raised trout is impacting the wild population.
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Court Requires Action on 73 Foreign Bird Species

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - A legal settlement approved Monday by a federal judge forces the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to act on Endangered Species Act listing petitions for 73 rare bird species found outside the United States.
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Puerto Rican Resort Planned for Sea Turtle Habitat

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is failing to adequately assess the impact of a proposed resort on crucial endangered sea turtle habitat, according to a law suit filed by the National Wildlife Federation and a coalition of Puerto Rican public interest groups.
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Florida Fails to Limit Groundwater Contamination From Landfill

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has failed to take action on groundwater contamination spreading from a Bay County landfill despite more than two years of agency inspections showing high levels of aluminum, according to documents released Monday by a government watchdog group.
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The Longterm Influence of Mountain Rainfall

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - Rainfall in the mountains has a major influence on nearby river levels, and its effects can be seen as much as 50 years after the rain has fallen, hydrologists say.
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Vaccine Link to Autism Unfounded, Experts Say

WASHINGTON, DC, May 19, 2004 (ENS) - Neither the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal nor the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine are associated with autism, according to a federal panel of experts.
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