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E-mail Edition 04/30/2004

Art leaves a positive stamp on the Earth
In the movie Fargo, the police officer's husband was an enthusiastic wildlife painter whose goal was to win recognition in an annual stamp contest.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23122.asp

Company could be penalized after California fuel leak
An energy company could face a fine or criminal penalty after failing to promptly report a diesel oil pipeline spill that polluted hundreds of acres of wetlands near the San Francisco Bay, an official said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23334.asp

Report predicts asthma epidemic from pollution
Poor and minority children are likely to develop asthma at worsening rates due to global warming and air pollution, environment experts predicted Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23340.asp

'Frankenfish' rears ugly head in Maryland, again
Maryland state workers plan to drain a suburban lake after the discovery of the same voracious, "walking" fish that two years ago prompted them to poison a smaller body of water, officials said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23336.asp

Iraq, terror divert focus from environment, says Annan
The Iraq war and terrorism have shoved critical environmental problems like global warming and dwindling natural resources out of the world spotlight, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23342.asp

Peru to ration water in Lima from May to December
Peru's state water company Sedapal will halt overnight water flow in Lima and the Callao port area starting Saturday until the end of the year because of a drought in the Andes, the company said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23337.asp

South Africa monitors stricken ship off coast
South Africa's marine authorities are closely monitoring a stricken bulk carrier off the Cape coast as fears grow of major environmental damage if the ship sinks.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23338.asp

French firm fined for hazardous waste at Montana plant
The French owners of a defunct Montana phosphorous plant were fined more than $16 million by a federal judge who warned the cleanup must be completed properly.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23343.asp

Inconsistent quality of natural gas raises safety and reliability concerns
It used to be that natural gas producers would strip out traces of propane and butane before piping the desired fuel, pure methane, to power plants and utilities. The impurities were actually worth more than the natural gas itself, so collecting them gave producers a nice side business.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23344.asp

World Bank pledges to nearly double aid to reduce danger of radioactive waste sites in Kyrgyzstan
The World Bank is pledging to nearly double aid to Kyrgyzstan to reduce the danger from radioactive waste sites that could threaten Central Asia's densely populated Fergana Valley, officials said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23350.asp

U.S. EPA delays mercury utility rule until March 2005
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday delayed finalizing rules to reduce harmful mercury emissions from aging power plants until March 2005 to consider whether stricter rules are needed.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-30/s_23335.asp



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

IUCN - The World Conservation Union:
Healthy ecosystems vital for clean water supplies show examples from Switzerland and Japan

Earth Policy Institute:
Food Prices Rising - Decades of Environmental Neglect Shrinking Harvests in Key Countries

Natural Resources Defense Council:
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Prolongs Fight for Clean Air

Rainforest Action Network:
Big Banks Take Baby Steps: 8 out of 10 of "The Liquidators" Move To Meet RAN's Earth Day Deadline

Marine Stewardship Council:
First Mexican Fishery Earns Environmental Certification

Atlantic Salmon Federation:
New Brunswicker Recieved Top Atlantic Salmon Conservation Award

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo:
Climate research follows in Nansen's footprints

Alliance to Save Energy:
Congress Should Pass Consensus Energy-Efficiency Measures,