::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, March 4, 2005 :::
READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Week in Review: February 28th - March 4th
Several stories this week provide a sobering glimpse at the impact of the American way of life on human health and the environment. Unusual Life Forms Found at New Hydrothermal Vents in Atlantic
WASHINGTON — A strange world of see-through shrimp, crabs and other life forms teems around a newly explored field of thermal vents near the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, scientists report. Washington Wary as New Predator Creeps Closer
WASHINGTON — They're smart, adaptive, secretive and operate under cover of darkness. Alert and wary, they've now been spotted less than 3 miles from the White House. Government Sets Conditions for Importing Beluga Caviar, Proposes Coral Protections
WASHINGTON — The government is setting conditions for trade in beluga caviar, saying exporting countries must give the United States assurances that they can conserve populations of beluga sturgeon. House, Senate Can't Agree On Wildlife Fund
CYEYENNE, Wyo. — The fate of the wildlife trust fund is up in the air today following the failure of a conference committee Wednesday to reach agreement over the two different versions of the bill. Biologists Fret as Mexico Butterfly Numbers Dive
EL ROSARIA, Mexico — A plunge in the number of monarch butterflies migrating from the United States and Canada to Mexican winter colonies has experts worried logging and pesticides are endangering the fragile insects. Right to Name New Monkey Sells for $650G
NEW YORK — The right to name a new species of monkey sold Thursday for $650,000 in an online auction, with the funds going to protect the Bolivian habitat where the species lives, the Web site that handled the sale said. Texas Geologist Helps Fix Water Problem in Nepal
Linda Smith, a research scientist at the University of Texas at Dallas, and Tai-chyi Shei, a UTD doctoral student, shows off a simple solution to arsenic found in groundwater in Nepalese villages: a filter made of gravel, sand, iron nails and shards of brick. U.S. Must Address Global Warming, Bush Ally Says
HOUSTON — Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, a close ally of the Bush family, broke ranks with the Bush administration Thursday and called for the United States to get serious about global warming. 
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