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AmeriScan: May 27, 2004

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USDA Rescinds Controversial Organic Rule

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Anne Veneman has rescinded new organic food guidelines that critics say threatened to undermine the integrity of the organic food industry. The directives, announced last month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, relaxed enforcement of the national organic standards and allowed some use of pesticides, animal drugs, growth hormones, antibiotics, and tainted fishmeal on organic farms. >> full text

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Federal Documents Show Asbestos Removal Method Unsafe

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to allow the city of Fort Worth to demolish an abandoned building using a method that violates the Clean Air Act's asbestos abatement regulations, according to internal agency documents obtained and released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.
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San Joaquin Valley Air Plan Challenged in Court

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - Public interest groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenging the federal agency's approval of a plan to control particulate matter in the San Joaquin Valley.
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Queen Charlotte Goshawk Listing Decision Rejected

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - A federal court has struck down a 1997 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to list the Queen Charlotte Goshawk on the federal endangered species list.


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Maryland Boosts Clean Energy, Bay Restoration

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich, Jr. signed legislation Wednesday that will significantly increase the state's renewable energy production and consumption, as well as a bill that funds efforts to reduce nitrogen pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
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U.S. Unveils New Global Ultraviolet Index

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - The U.S. government announced Wednesday its commitment to the new Global Ultraviolet (UV) Index, which replaces the existing UV reporting methods in the United States.
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Rodale Institute Honored With Research Award

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 27, 2004 (ENS) - The Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania will today be awarded with The Rachel Carson Council's Sense of Science Award for its research into organic farming.
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