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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, February 25, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Week in Review: February 21st - 25th The violent land grab in Brazil claimed another victim this week. Dionisio Julio Ribeiro was killed on Tuesday, ten days after American nun Dorothy Stang met a similar fate. Island-Building Covers Coral Reefs, Alters Gulf Environment DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Stroll on Dubai's shore and dead coral crunches underfoot. The normally crystal- clear Gulf is fogged with silt. Eroding beaches need truckloads of sand to stay in place. Board Backs Proposed Nuclear Waste Dump at Utah Reservation SALT LAKE CITY — A federal licensing board approved a proposed nuclear waste dump Thursday, reversing an earlier ruling that there was too much risk of a plane crash from a nearby air base. City of Albuquerque, Environmentalists Settle Silvery Minnow Dispute ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The city of Albuquerque and environmental groups reached a settlement Wednesday in a five-year legal battle over the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow. 'Green Building' Trend Grows Las Vegas home builders are putting in low-energy appliances, heat-resistant windows and desert landscaping in an effort to conserve natural resources, part of the "green building" trend in residential construction. Senate Considering Revival of Pesticide Reporting System SALEM, Ore. — Six years after the Legislature voted for a system to report on the use of pesticides in Oregon, no such program exists, except on paper. Some Dairy Farmers Worry about 'Organic' Milk Labels Even in the cold of winter, Roman Stoltzfoos sends his organic dairy cows tramping out to pasture after milking them. African Fossils Push Back Origins Of Humans, and Other Stories After reevaluating the dates of a set of early human fossils, scientists have concluded that humans emerged as a species nearly 30,000 years earlier than once believed. Justices Weigh Water Rights WASHINGTON — Some San Joaquin Valley farmers had a tough row to hoe Wednesday as Supreme Court justices showed skepticism over the farmers' bid to sue the federal government. Fire Ravages Forest Reserve Bordering Malaysian Airport, Administrative Capital KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Firefighters used helicopters to douse a fire sweeping through a massive forest reserve bordering Malaysia's administrative capital and the international airport, reports said Thursday. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Green Energy Resources Announces Expansion to Japan and Singapore — By Green Energy Resources Exact Locations of Landslides Can Be Discovered Before They Happen — By Geoka Action on Heavy Metals among Key Decisions at UNEP Council Meeting — By UN Environment Programme Ice Melting Everywhere — By Earth Policy Institute Canadian Budget Good News for Eastern Salmon and Economy — By Atlantic Salmon Federation Congo River to Power Africa out of Poverty, Says Senior Business Leader — By UN Environment Programme