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AmeriScan: May 28, 2004

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Environmental Spending on U.S. Army Bases Halted

WASHINGTON, DC, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - Army bases across the United States have been ordered to halt anti-pollution and wildlife protection spending, according to an internal memo released Thursday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. >> full text

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California Assembly First With Cell Phone Recycling Bill

SACRAMENTO, California, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - Legislation establishing the nation’s first cell phone recycling requirement passed the California State Assembly Wednesday night on a 41-32 vote. The bill now advances to the State Senate.
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Avian Flu Vaccine in Development for Deadly Asian Strain

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is giving two U.S. companies contracts to work on development of an investigational vaccine to protect against H5N1, the avian influenza flu strain that broke out in Asia in 2004, causing 23 human deaths and the destruction of hundreds of millions of birds.
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California Water System Fined Half a Million Dollars

SAN JOSE, California, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - Federal District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel has issued an order imposing the largest penalty ever against a public water system in the United States. The case involves privately owned drinking water companies serving 28,000 consumers in Salinas and other parts of Monterey County, California.


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McWane Pipe Faces Second Pollution Indictment in Six Months

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - A cast iron pipe manufacturer that operates iron foundries across the country has been charged with releasing industrial process wastewater from its Birmingham plant into a creek and lying to state and federal authorities about the discharges.
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West Adirondack Forest Roads Closed to All-Terrain Vehicles

ALBANY, New York, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - New York State is moving to close 54 roads in the Western Adirondack Park to unlimited all-terrain vehicle access. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Erin Crotty Wednesday announced a series of proposed amendments to Unit Management Plans that will address public all-terrain vehicle use.
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Iowa Residents Get Disaster Funding for Tornadoes, Flooding

WASHINGTON, DC, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - Federal disaster funds have been authorized by President George W. Bush to help meet the recovery needs of Iowa families and businesses hit by tornadoes, floods and other extreme weather conditions last weekend.
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Gas Costs Double What They Could Be, Research Group Claims

WASHINGTON, DC, May 28, 2004 (ENS) - It is technically possible today to make vehicles that get 40 miles per gallon instead of the current federal requirement that U.S. vehicles achieve an average fuel economy of 20.8 miles per gallon.
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