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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Thursday, May 12, 2005 ::: New Species of Rodent Found in Laos Is it a squirrel, a rat, a guinea pig? Maybe a chinchilla? The long-whiskered rodent with stubby legs and a tail covered with dense hair resembles them all but has turned out be a previously unknown species that actually represents an entire new family of wildlife, the Wildlife Conservation Society said. EPA Says Toxic Pollution Levels Fall Six Percent Despite increases in levels of mercury, PCBs and dioxin, overall chemical pollution released into the environment fell more than 6 percent in the latest report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. Dozens of Closed Military Bases are on EPA's Superfund List of Worst Toxic Waste Sites Thirty-four military bases shut down since 1988 are on the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund list of worst toxic waste sites -- most of them for at least 15 years -- and not one is completely cleaned up. Backpackers Flock to Rebuild Thai Party Island Two young British men sit shirtless on a Phi Phi beach, wearing surfer shorts, leather thong necklaces and Indian bracelets -- an iconic image of one of the great party-hard destinations on the hippie-backpacker trail. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES Developers Going out on a Limb for Trees It may be rare for developers to chop money-making housing units out of a plan, but that's what owners of 244 acres off Bees Ferry Road in West Ashley have done during the past year. The reason? To save trees. Fishing Industry Suffering as Salmon Runs Drastically Drop Fertilizer salesman Rex Harke had planned to take 12 of his most loyal clients on a salmon fishing expedition down the Columbia River this week. Normally at this time, the spring chinook salmon are charging up the river in the tens of thousands, heading from the Pacific Ocean to their spawning beds. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS U.S. Forest Products Industry, Environmental Organizations Create Unique Partnership for Tsunami Reconstruction Shareholder Resolutions Target Ford's Policy Failures Australian Business in a Kyoto World Oil and Food: A Rising Security Challenge READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS