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E-mail Edition 06/18/2004
First-ever standards set for land use projects target climate change
The first-ever set of standards certifying land use projects that reduce global warming while conserving the environment and alleviating poverty will be opened up for global peer review and comment next week by the Climate, Community, and Biodiversity Alliance.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_24724.asp

Environmental hazards are a big killer of children, says study
Environmental hazards such as pollution, unsafe water, poor sanitation, lead poisoning, and injuries are the cause of one-third of child and adolescent deaths in the European region, health experts said Friday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25020.asp

Western drought beats Dust Bowl, could be worst in 500 years
The drought gripping the West could be the biggest in 500 years, with effects in the Colorado River basin considerably worse than during the Dust Bowl years, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25025.asp

Energy Department pledges to remove 99 percent of nuclear waste from tanks
The Energy Department is committed to removing 99 percent of the nuclear waste in underground tanks at weapons sites, and anything less is "off the table," the head of the cleanup program told lawmakers Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25030.asp

Clearing the air with hybrid buses
The soot spewing from the exhaust pipes of diesel buses doesn't just look dirty, it is dirty, accounting for 20 percent of U.S. air pollution, says the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Some forward-thinking transit agencies are fighting back with hybrid diesel-electric buses.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_24423.asp

Court summons Dow Chemical representative in Bhopal gas leak tragedy
A court has summoned a Bombay representative of Dow Chemical Co. to explain why the company should not be forced to pay for environmental damages and compensation to the victims of the gas leak that killed thousands of people in central India nearly 20 years ago, a court official said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25032.asp

DuPont defends Teflon ingredient as EPA signals fight ahead
Chemical maker DuPont is preparing for a clash with the Environmental Protection Agency over a document containing data on birth risks associated with an unregulated chemical used to make Teflon.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25029.asp

Workers spill tar into protected Mexican mangrove, coral reserve
Roughly 2,000 liters (500 gallons) of tar spilled into a mangrove swamp in a coral beach preserve on the island of Cozumel, officials said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25028.asp

Architect of Southern California pollution credit program accused of fraud
A woman who helped design Southern California's "pollution credit" antismog program was arrested for allegedly defrauding companies using it of tens of millions of dollars.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25033.asp

Malaysian scientists seek more environmental protection for Straits of Malacca
Scientists who visited remote Malaysian islands left unexplored for the past 50 years discovered rich ecosystems that they urged Thursday should be saved from destruction in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25034.asp

Scientists discover new fish species off Brazil coast
Brazilian scientists claimed to have found a new fish species believed to have lurked deep in the south Atlantic Ocean for more than 150 million years.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25027.asp

Spain to launch new plan for arid regions
Chronic water shortages that have plagued much of Spain for years can be solved by a mix of recycling, better waste management, and desalination, according to the new Socialist government.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25021.asp

House votes to keep snowmobiles in Yellowstone, Grand Teton national parks
The House voted Thursday to let snowmobiles continue using Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, as the recreation industry dealt a defeat to environmentalists. By 224-198, the chamber beat back an effort to ban the vehicles by lawmakers who said the machines cause pollution and noise and pose a danger to the parks' wildlife.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25026.asp

Earth Liberation Front claims responsibility for lumberyard fire
A radical environmental group claimed responsibility Thursday for a suburban lumberyard fire that caused $1.5 million in damage.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-18/s_25031.asp