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Great Lakes Dunes Face Threats (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:39
| Known as Pigeon Hill, the Lake Michigan dune towered 30 stories high on the south side of Muskegon. Formed over thousands of years, it disappeared in three decades as its sand was mined for industrial use in the mid-20th century. |
United Nations to Consider Deep Sea Trawling Ban (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:39
| The United Nations needs to stop the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand and Palau, joined by actress Sigourney Weaver, said Tuesday. |
Scientists Question U.S. Government Air Pollution Decision (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:39
| Pollution experts have "serious scientific concerns" that newly unveiled U.S. air quality standards may pose risks to human health and welfare, according to a letter made public Tuesday. |
Sewage, Coastal Destruction Threaten Marine Life (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:39
| Sewage is a growing threat to oceans and seas, putting at risk marine life and habitats as the pollution problem escalates, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Wednesday.
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Brown Widow Makes Its Home on Gulf Coast (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:39
| As if the West Nile-toting mosquito isn't enough to worry Mississippians, add the poisonous Latrodectus geometricus to the state's list of creepy-crawly creatures. |
Atlantic Hurricane Season Nearly Over, Forecaster Says (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:39
| A noted U.S. hurricane forecaster said Tuesday there will be just one more hurricane this year, a welcome relief after the devastation caused last year by hurricanes like Katrina. |
Canada Begins Talks on Tougher Auto-Emission Rules (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:40
| Canada's Conservative government notified auto industry chief executives on Tuesday that it plans to impose mandatory vehicle emissions standards after a current voluntary agreement expires in 2010. |
E. Coli Found in Cattle Feces in Spinach Probe (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:40
| California officials have discovered E. coli in cattle feces on pastures near farms being investigated as possible sources of spinach contaminated with the bacteria, which caused a nationwide outbreak of food poisoning, a state health officer said Tuesday. |
Forest Service Spends Record $1.5 Billion Fighting Wildfires (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-04-2006 at 06:00:40
| Wildfires across the country have burned a record number of acres this year, and with the scorched land comes a record bill, a federal official said Tuesday. |
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