Environment News Service (ENS)
ENS logo
AmeriScan: May 20, 2004

* * *

NOAA Warns of Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - As many as four major hurricanes and 15 tropical storms could rise out of the Atlantic Ocean in 2004 to threaten the United States, the Caribbean and Central American nations, according to the annual forecast issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
>> full text

* * *

Injunction Banning Pesticides Near Salmon Streams Upheld

SEATTLE, Washington, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - A federal district court in Seattle has denied a motion to suspend its January 2004 injunction prohibiting the spraying of certain pesticides near salmon streams.
>> full text

* * *

Infectious Prions in Wastewater Treatment Plants Studied

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - Infectious prion proteins - the cause of mad cow disease and chronic wasting disease - can be considered an environmental contaminant if they enter wastewater treatment plants, but the consequences of prions in wastewater is presently not known.
>> full text

* * *

Turtle, Crane Killers Sentenced, Snakehead Importer Arrested

WASHINGTON, DC, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - The U.S. Justice Department is cracking down on wildlife crimes. During the past week, two men have been sentenced for killing endangered species - a sea turtle and a whooping crane - and another man has been charged with importing Asian snakehead fish.
>> full text

* * *

Blue Earth River One of 18 Federal Priority Watersheds

BLUE EARTH, Minnesota, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - The waters of the Blue Earth River meet the flows from the Watonwan and then the LeSueur Rivers before entering the Minnesota River above Mankato. The three rivers form the backbone of an important drainage network, as well as providing diverse habitats for human, animal, and plant life.
>> full text

* * *

California Senate OKs New Home Solar Power Bill

SACRAMENTO, California, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - The California State Senate passed a bill Wednesday that will require builders of new housing developments to install solar photovoltaic energy systems on a percentage of new homes beginning in 2006.
>> full text

* * *

Computer Companies Rated for Environmental Responsibility

SAN JOSE, California, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - The Computer TakeBack Campaign has issued its fourth annual Computer Report Card rating computer manufacturers on the environmental safety of their products and corporate policies.
>> full text

* * *

Landfills to Golf Links: Meadowlands Golf Project Tees Off

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, May 20, 2004 (ENS) - New Jersey has plans to turn more than 700 acres of landfills and contaminated land into a golf village in the Meadowlands District. The Meadowlands Golf Redevelopment Project will be one of the largest brownfields-to-greenfields projects in the country, state and local officials say.
>> full text
 

New Air Quality Laws Require One-Third Less Air Pollution in London Within 18 Months Conservation Program Changes Would Help Wyoming Ranchers Improve Wildlife Habitat, Keep Species Off Endangered List OpenSRI to Launch the First Collaborative Web Platform on Socially Responsible Investments Knowledge Leaders to Provide Tools to Increase Capacity, Strengthen Practice and Build Competitive Advantage at the Ethical Sourcing Forum Europe Honda Launches Auto-Max Railcar Fleet: More environmentally-responsible product distribution with industry-first fleet Five Years Later, Rouge Remains Touchstone for 'Green' Projects Around the World GREEN LOG Home & Lifestyle Awards Announces Winners In Web's First Dedicated, Eco-Social Awards Americans Wary of Environmental Consequences of Fossil Fuels Ford, University of Michigan Develop New Mobility and Transportation Options for the Future Armenia Tree Project Micro-Enterprise Program Recognized as National Winner of Energy Globe Award for Sustainability Clearing the Air on Tejon Ranch and the California Condor
WW TRANSMIT
 

License ENS News
for websites and newsletters
Send a news story to ENS editors
Upload environmental news videos
Share ENS stories with the world