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Scientists and citizens are stymied by water crisis
The world is sharply divided in terms of access to safe hydration. Those who can afford it are guzzling ever-increasing numbers of designer water bottles, while half the world's population lacks basic sanitation facilities.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_9210.asp

India's Supreme Court keeps nuclear safety documents secret
Safety reports on India's nuclear power plants can be withheld from the public by the government in the interest of national security, the country's Supreme Court has ruled.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11841.asp

Environmentalists cry foul on Bush mining proposal
The Bush administration has proposed revising a policy that limits mining activity near streams, changes environmentalists say will encourage a particularly destructive way of obtaining coal.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11838.asp

Thailand renews environmental pact with United States
Thai and U.S. environmental officials renewed for five years an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation to help protect the environment, the U.S. Embassy announced on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11840.asp

Emergency help arrives for tiny Niue after cyclone
Emergency aid and medical teams arrived on tiny Niue on Thursday after the remote South Pacific island state was devastated by the worst cyclone in memory that killed at least one person.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11845.asp

Study warns of global warming extinctions
Hundreds of species of land plants and animals around the globe could vanish or be on the road to extinction over the next 50 years if global warming continues, scientists warn.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11842.asp

Scientists think sunburst triggered ancient mass extinction
The second-largest extinction in the Earth's history, the killing of two-thirds of all species, may have been caused by ultraviolet radiation from the sun after gamma rays destroyed the Earth's ozone layer.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11839.asp

'Roaster' planet warms up its sun
Stars heat planets: that's the astronomical rule. But a big gassy planet in the constellation Sagittarius is warming the star it orbits, just the opposite of what happens between Earth and the sun, scientists say.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11844.asp

Mercury contamination keeps Nevada school closed
A middle school will remain closed at least through the end of the week as hazardous materials crews continued decontaminating it after a student brought a quarter-cup of mercury to the school.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-08/s_11846.asp

Today's Press Releases (Become an Affiliate)
Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

Competitive Enterprise Institute:
Extinction Study on Shaky Scientific Ground

The Trust for Public Land:
Agreement Would Protect Meserve Farm (ME)

Mangrove Action Project:
Late Friday News #130

Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education:
Ecopsychology Students and Staff Establish a Sustainable Urban Intentional Community Rooted in Nature-Connected Learning Relationships.