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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Monday, October 18, 2004 :::

Japan's Top Court Orders Government to Pay Minamata Mercury Poisoning Victims 22 Years After Case Was Filed TOKYO — Japan's top court ordered the government to pay US$703,000 in damages to victims of the Minamata mercury poisoning 22 years after their famous case was filed over an industrial pollution disaster that killed more than 1,700 people and caused diseased mothers to give birth to deformed babies. Bush Environmental Policies Spur Some Outdoorsmen to Consider Kerry DENVER — Bob Elderkin's vote would appear to be a sure bet for President Bush on Nov. 2. He is a hunter, part of a conservative-leaning group of outdoors people that is 38 million strong and avidly supports gun rights. Washington State Voters to Wrestle with Future of Nation's Nuclear Waste YAKIMA, Washington — Supporters call an initiative on the Washington state ballot a no-brainer: bar the federal government from shipping nuclear waste to the Hanford nuclear site until all the existing waste there is cleaned up. American Indians Who Fish for Their Food Are Worried About Mercury in the Nation's Waters ST. PAUL, Minnesota — American Indians are adding their voices to the controversy over mercury in the nation's waters, saying they are among the biggest consumers of fish and therefore more at risk from contamination. Order Allows Brazilian Farmers to Produce Genetically Modified Soy Just as Planting Starts SAÕ PAULO, Brazil — Brazil's president issued a controversial executive order allowing farmers to plant genetically modified soybeans, just as the planting season in the world's second-largest soy producer goes into high gear. Jumbo Flying Squid Found Off Alaska Is First of the Species Recovered from British Columbia Waters SITKA, Alaska — A large Humboldt squid caught offshore from Sitka is among numerous sightings of a species seen for the first time in waters of the Far North and the first of the species recovered from British Columbia waters. Albania Is Building a New Dump to Store Dangerous Pesticides TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian government is building a dump for the storage of thousands of tons of pesticides that have intoxicated a residential area near its western main port town, the Ministry of Environment said Monday. Officials Examine Oil Samples, Issue Subpoenas in Probe of Puget Sound Oil Spill TACOMA, Washington — Scientists planned to examine oil samples and the Coast Guard issued subpoenas in an investigation into who caused at least 1,000 gallons of oil to spill in Puget Sound, officials said. Fuel Savings Confirmed By EPA Testing Protocol Carried Out By Automobile Club of Southern California Environmental Stewardship Awards For Fetzer Vineyards Cargill Salt Wins Outstanding Environmental Engineering Award ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Environmental News Network, Inc. This Newsletter is sent in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Environmental News Network - P.O. Box 6782 - San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 459-2248 Fax: (512) 681-0652