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ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 06/23/2004

Soils and atmosphere intricately linked
Scientists tell us that of all the issues facing humanity this century, the biggest challenge may be climate change. Over the next few decades, a warming planet could begin to have profound implications for our economy and our way of life. Yet this important issue is virtually nowhere to be found in Canada's election debates.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_24963.asp

United States sloppily managed Iraqi oil money, says U.N. watchdog
The U.S.-led civil administration in Iraq is sloppily managing billions of dollars of Iraqi oil money and moving at a glacial pace to guard against corruption, an international watchdog agency charged Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25148.asp

Dam-building threatens world rivers, says WWF report
Dam building poses a serious threat to some of the world's largest rivers, with China's Yangtze at greatest risk, WWF International said in a report released Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25150.asp

Haze from fires in Indonesia disrupts flights, blankets cities in Malaysia
Smoke from wildfires in Indonesia disrupted flights there and drifted across to neighboring Malaysia to shroud several cities in an unhealthy haze Tuesday, officials said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25152.asp

International trade comes home
On this week's radio program Beyond Organic, join host Jerry Kay — publisher of the Environmental News Network (ENN.com) — as we talk about international trade.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25142.asp

Woman with human form of mad cow disease dies in United States
A Florida woman suffering from the only known case in the United States of the human form of mad cow disease has died, her family said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25149.asp

Stricter laws, rules help some Mexican sea turtles, do little for others
Despite nearly two decades of conservation efforts, the world's biggest sea turtle species continues to disappear from Mexican waters and is sliding toward extinction around the globe, federal officials said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25153.asp

Maryland and Virginia scientists seek a faster way to restore vegetation to Chesapeake Bay
A crabber slides his workboat through the water of a shallow cove alongside Broomes Island as his temporary crew of two college interns and a state scientist work quickly and quietly under an early June sun.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25120.asp

Study finds toxic rocket fuel chemical in milk from California cows
Young children and pregnant women who drink milk from California cows may be exposed to unsafe levels of a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel, according to a new study by an environmental group.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25151.asp

Projects work to restore the river that once ran through a desert city
The dust, rocky soil, and blazingly hot summers make it hard to imagine why anyone would have settled here before air conditioners and sprinkler systems.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25119.asp

Australia's rare white whale is tiring of his celebrity, expert says
A rare white whale making its way up Australia's east coast is showing signs he is growing tired of his celebrity status, an expert warned this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25115.asp

South Africa to streamline eco-impact rules
South Africa plans to cut red tape surrounding environmental regulations so that some development projects can get started more quickly.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-23/s_25147.asp