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Court: Burn, Baby, Burn
A federal appeals court ordered the EPA yesterday to put on hold a regulation that would require 22 states to reduce their production of smog-causing gases that drift into other states. The three-judge panel issuing the decision did not question the merit of the regulation, but delayed its implementation pending a lawsuit filed by a […]
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Wails from Japan
Japan will seek to remove some whale species from the international endangered species list in hopes that it can resume commercial whaling, the nation said yesterday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Grenada. The U.S., Britain, Australia, and New Zealand stand staunchly opposed to a resumption of commercial whaling. Similar requests from […]
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A Bad Acid Trip
Romania is being hit with acid rain and increased water and air pollution as a direct result of NATO’s bombing campaign in Yugoslavia, the Romanian environment ministry said yesterday. Air pollution from fires following the bombings has caused acid rains in areas of Romania along the Yugoslav border. The ministry said that environmental damage has […]
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Nah, Wilderness!
Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Utah) is trying to throw a wrench into the creation of new wilderness study areas in Utah. A provision Hansen has tacked onto an Armed Services authorization bill prohibits the creation of new study areas until it is determined whether such areas would create problems for an Air Force training range in […]
