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E-mail Edition 03/25/2004

Channel Island foxes declared threatened and other stories
Four subspecies of Channel Island fox have been added to the federal Endangered Species List. The cat-sized predators, which live on Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Catalina islands off Southern California, join more than 1,200 species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as endangered.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_13966.asp

Bush administration eases logging restrictions on logging old-growth forests
The Bush administration eased restrictions this week on logging old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, completing a rules change that will allow forest managers to begin logging without first looking for rare plants and animals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22172.asp

Chinese dams blamed as Mekong River level drops
Chinese dams and a drought have pushed water levels in the mighty Mekong River to record lows, threatening the livelihoods of millions in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, environmentalists said on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22163.asp

Colombia drops plans to spray drug crops in parks
Colombia said Wednesday it had dropped plans to spray cocaine crops in the country's national parks, a proposal that drew criticism from environmental groups.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22160.asp

Russia ignores environment in oil sale quest, says WWF
Russia is undermining plans to protect key world marine areas from potential tanker disasters in an effort to keep its oil shipping costs down, ecology body WWF said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22161.asp

Uranium mine in Australian national park is closed after uranium is detected in water supply
A uranium mine in the middle of a pristine heritage-listed national park in northern Australia was temporarily shut down Wednesday after tests revealed increased levels of uranium in its water supply, the mine's operator announced.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22171.asp

Chile park-builder sets sights on Argentina, Paraguay
Years of obstacles and bad press have not discouraged millionaire American conservationist Douglas Tompkins, who bought up land in Chile to make Latin America's biggest nature sanctuary and now is working toward creating a network of wildlife-protection areas in Argentina and Paraguay.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22164.asp

Life on Mars could have come from Earth, says scientist
An American scientist believes that if life is finally proved to exist on Mars, its origins may be more mundane and closer to home than we think.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22166.asp

Scientists are testing national park snow for airborne pollution
Scientists are packing blocks of snow from national parks into freezers for testing to determine whether airborne pollutants have fouled the areas that many people believe are unspoiled.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-25/s_22170.asp



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

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Stationary Fuel Cell Generation Has Great Potential If Obstacles Can Be Overcome

International Fund for Animal Welfare:
Europe Refuses to Pay up for Dolphins and Porpoises

World Land Trust:
Internet Scam Hits Wildlife Charity

United Nations Environment Programme:
Combating Climate Change: Economic Opportunity or Economic Suicide?

World Resources Institute:
A Fledgling Local Movement to Manage the "Mother of Waters"

Mangrove Action Project:
The Late Friday News, 132nd Edition

Natural Resources Defense Council:
Bush Administration Withholding Evidence that White House and Industry Are Blocking Rocket Fuel Pollution Cleanup, NRDC Lawsuit Charges

Monterey Bay Aquarium:
Researchers applaud Monterey Bay Aquarium efforts to reveal diversity, threats facing world's sharks

International Policy Network:
Jimmy Carter, George McGovern, and Scientists Celebrate 'Father of the Green Revolution'

American Society of Agronomy:
Antibiotics in the Environment

International Fund for Animal Welfare:
Canadian Seal Hunt Begins Today

The Trust for Public Land:
1,200 NJ Highland Acres Protected

The Trust for Public Land:
Eagle Habitat on Illinois River Protected (IL)

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:
Progress on new national park in Manitoba Lowlands applauded

Rainforest Alliance:
First-Ever Sustainable Coffee Cupping Signals Growing Demand

United Nations Environment Programme:
Montreal Protocol Talks to Consider Exemptions From Methyl Bromide Ban