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Smog Gonnit
Mexico City’s air was cleaner last year than at any previous time in the 1990s as a result of stricter enforcement of pollution laws, according to a government study. Authorities took emergency measures like keeping kids inside during recess only five days last year, compared with 37 days in 1998 and 62 days in 1990, […]
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Global Climate Coalition Benz Over
Saying there may be evidence of global warming, DaimlerChrysler withdrew yesterday from the Global Climate Coalition, an industry group that argues against the reality of climate change. Still, DaimlerChrysler — like Ford, which withdrew from the coalition last month — said it will continue to oppose the Kyoto climate change treaty, which would require industrialized […]
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Frog and Toad Are Dead
Fertilizer levels that the EPA says are safe for drinking water can kill some species of frogs and toads, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Oregon State University researchers were surprised to find that some tadpoles and young frogs raised in water with low levels of nitrates typical […]
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Al Gore Suffers From Weak Spine
Democratic presidential rivals Al Gore and Bill Bradley had a little spat last night over logging in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and Maine. Speaking at a New Hampshire debate, Bradley criticized the Clinton administration’s plan to limit logging in roadless areas of national forests because it would put some of the […]
