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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 ::: Earth's Health is Deteriorating as Growing Human Demands for Food, Water Strain Ecosystems, U.N. Study Finds Growing populations and expanding economic activity have strained the planet's ecosystems over the past half century, a trend that threatens international efforts to combat poverty and disease, a U.N.-sponsored study of the Earth's health warned on Wednesday. EPA Says Children May Be Vulnerable than Adults to Carcinogens Children may be more vulnerable than adults to cancer risks from certain gene-damaging chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday. Salmon From Farms Breed Sea Lice, Study Says Salmon farms help stock supermarkets but also breed parasitic sea lice that infect young wild salmon and could endanger other important ocean species such as herring, scientists said Tuesday. Nine States File Lawsuit Challenging New EPA Mercury Regulations Nine states filed a lawsuit against the federal government Tuesday, challenging new regulations they say fail to protect children and expectant mothers from dangers posed by mercury emissions from power plants. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES GM, Energy Dept. to Make Fuel Cell Vehicles General Motors Corp. and the U.S. Energy Department have signed a five-year, $88 million deal to build a fleet of 40 hydrogen fuel vehicles, the world's largest automaker said Wednesday. Shell to Reroute Pipelines in Russian Far East Oil Project over Gray Whale Fears Royal Dutch/Shell said Wednesday it would reroute planned pipelines at its oil and gas project off the Russian Pacific island of Sakhalin, bowing to environmentalists' demands who said the pipelines passed too close to the feeding grounds of the endangered gray whale. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS Earth’s Ecosystems Crucial for Economic, Social and Spiritual Stability The value of the world’s forests, wetlands, coral reefs and other ecosystems for fighting poverty and delivering sustainable development is spotlighted today in a new international report. Biomimicry: Solutions Hidden in Plain Sight Biomimicry offers solutions hidden in plain sight for many of the modern world's environmental problems. The natural world is teeming with models for energy production and conservation. Models are there for strong, durable, flexible materials. Designs for air conditioning and recycling waste can be found. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS