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Oceans Teem with Bacteria, Study Shows (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| The oceans are teeming with 10 to 100 more types of bacteria than previously believed, many of them unknown, according to a study released on Monday that has jolted scientists' understanding of evolution in the seas. |
Western Toads Abundant in Northern Nevada (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| Northern Nevada, with its hot, dry summers and desert terrain, is hardly thought of as a paradise for toads. But that's what it's become, thanks to two wet winters and a hefty rainstorm that made puddle jumping a breeze for the amphibians. |
Britain, California to Work Together on Global Warming (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| Britain and California agreed on Monday to work together to reduce greenhouse gases linked to global warming. As part of the agreement, Britain and the U.S. state will investigate whether they can cooperate on an emissions trading scheme. |
Florida Purchases Hectares of Wilderness Inhabited by Bears, Panthers (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| A working ranch and tens of thousands of acres (hectares) of wilderness inhabited by bears, panthers and other species were handed over to the state Monday in Florida's biggest-ever purchase of land for environmental preservation. |
House Report Calls for Changes to Environmental Law (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| Congress should change federal law to make it harder to bring lawsuits that can delay new roads, logging or other projects for years, a House task force said Monday. |
Company Agrees to Limit Its Catch of Chesapeake Bay Fish (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| Virginia's only significant harvester of menhaden, a foul-tasting fish that filters pollutants from Chesapeake Bay but also provides jobs, agreed Monday to limit its catch.
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UN Urges Speed in Dealing with Lebanon Oil Slick (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| An oil slick caused by Israeli bombing and covering a third of Lebanon's coast could cause long-term damage to the east Mediterranean if it is not tackled soon, a senior U.N. official said on Monday.
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Politics, Bugs Slow Tsunami Alarm System (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 08-01-2006 at 06:00:29
| Within weeks of the devastating 2004 quake and tsunami, governments across the Indian Ocean vowed to establish a warning system that would protect their coastal residents from another disaster. |
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