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E-mail Edition 03/31/2004

Office Depot to incorporate conservation science into paper-procurement decisions
Office Depot has announced a five-year, $2.2 million strategy to develop the information, standards, and tools needed to advance the company's forest and biodiversity conservation policies.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22291.asp

Bush mining regulatory change denounced by coal company neighbors
Tales of floods and flattened peaks and of homes swept away or devalued in central Appalachia were laid out Tuesday by opponents to the Bush administration's plan to ease a buffer-zone regulation protecting streams from coal mining operations.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22343.asp

U.N. tackles link between war and environment at global forum
The United Nations was examining ways environmental problems trigger war with the hope of developing an early warning system to avoid conflict, at a global summit that closes Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22342.asp

Arid Saudi Arabia is struggling to cut water use
The parched desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia will launch a major water conservation drive this summer aiming to halve consumption in a million homes, a senior official said on Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22336.asp

Environmentalists sue over approval of Columbia River dredging
Environmentalists went to court Tuesday to try to block a $136 million government project to deepen the Columbia River shipping channel, saying the dredging could harm salmon and other wildlife.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22344.asp

Garbage is threatening beauty of paradise islands
Garbage and untreated sewage threaten the beauty of small island nations that rely on tourism, environmental officials said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22337.asp

German industry to cut greenhouse gas output in emissions trading deal
The German government agreed on an emissions trading system designed to trim industry emissions of greenhouse gases Tuesday, settling a clash between key ministers over environmental and economic goals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22345.asp

Judge cuts Alabama verdict against Exxon Mobil to $3.6 billion
Attorneys for Alabama say a judge's decision to reduce a record $11.9 billion verdict against Exxon Mobil Corp. could ultimately help the state's case survive appeals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22347.asp

Iraq war diverts key aid from devastated Afghanistan, minister says
Afghanistan's environment minister warned Tuesday that the war in Iraq has diverted badly needed funds from restoring his devastated country, still reeling from air pollution, water shortages, and deforestation.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-31/s_22348.asp



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

Pennsylvania IPM Program :
Popular Children's Publication About Pests Now Available in Spanish

Sustainable Forestry and Certification Watch:
MEDIA ADVISORY: ForestLeadership initiative to be announced on April 1st in Vancouver

Fluoride Action Network:
Groups challenge EPA's approval of Dow's Sulfuryl fluoride

United Nations Environment Programme:
Dead Zones Emerging as Big Threat to 21st Century Fish Stocks

United Nations Environment Programme:
Methyl bromide approved for temporary uses after Montreal Protocol phase-out deadline

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:
Senator urges immediate expansion of Nahanni National Park Reserve and World Heritage Site to protect the entire South Nahanni Watershed

World Resources Institute:
Fueling Malawi's Environmental Challenges

Pennsylvania IPM Program :
Penn State Insect Integrated Pest Management Publications Available in Spanish

Mangrove Action Project:
Late Friday News #134

Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting:
Free newsletter on greenhouse issues

United Nations Environment Programme:
Throw Away Society New Threat to Island Paradises

International Policy Network:
Kyoto stumbles at first European hurdle

Center for Biological Diversity:
Petition filed to protect the yellow-billed loon under the ESA