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Industrial meat production causes more problems than it solves
A massive new scientific study that found high contamination levels in farmed salmon made headlines last week, but the results shouldn't really be surprising. Applying industrial production methods to raising food animals has caused problems at every turn.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12076.asp

Ebola may come from bush meat, study finds
The deadly Ebola virus, which emerged mysteriously from African forests, probably attacks people who butcher and eat infected animals, researchers said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12148.asp

Panel says Energy Dept. can't justify relaxed testing of radioactive waste shipments
The Energy Department has not done the necessary tests to justify relaxing the testing of radioactive waste shipments bound for a New Mexico storage site, a panel of scientists said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12152.asp

South Africa land issue looms in election year
The weather has not been kind to South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen, but his biggest worry is the political forecast.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12146.asp

Gore blasts Bush space plan and says president neglects Earth
Former Vice President Al Gore scoffed at President Bush's plan to send astronauts to the moon and Mars and said Bush was a "moral coward" for ignoring global environmental threats.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12147.asp

Sewage in St. Croix harbor causes cruise ship diversion to British Virgin Islands
A cruise company canceled plans to dock in St. Croix this weekend, saying that raw sewage pouring into the island's harbor meant poor water quality and health hazards to its passengers.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12153.asp

New Yorker dreams of a city where he can sleep
Fledgling Manhattan-based composer Aaron Friedman finally decided he'd had enough about a year ago after he was rudely awakened late one night for the umpteenth time by the woeep-bloeep-doeep of a car alarm.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12151.asp

Halliburton defends fuel contract in Iraq
Vice President Dick Cheney's old company Halliburton, which has tallied nearly $6 billion in U.S. military business in Iraq, defended its record Thursday after Pentagon auditors asked for an investigation into suspected price gouging for fuel.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12150.asp

Native American tribe sues for Pennsylvania land
A native American tribe from Oklahoma filed suit Thursday claiming the right to ancestral land in Pennsylvania in an effort to establish a casino in the state.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-16/s_12149.asp

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Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

Natural Resources Defense Council:
Environmentalists and State of Nevada in Court to Challenge Yucca Mountain Radiation Standards

Natural Resources Defense Council:
Go Truck Yourself: Outdoorsy Subaru Dodges Fuel Economy Rules

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Court Rules for Better Air Conditioner Standards: Consumers, Utilities, and the Environment Win

The Heinz Center:
Heinz Center Issues First Annual Update to The State of the Nation's Ecosystems

Earthjustice:
EPA Sued For Illegally Taking Direction from Chemical Industry Group

International Fund for Animal Welfare:
EAZA and IFAW welcome European Parliament's demand for action to save Great Apes

Arizona Wilderness Coalition:
Wilderness for Tumacacori Highlands Would be First for Arizona in More than a Decade



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