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E-mail Edition 07/01/2004

New sea otter scourge found
Southern sea otters are dying from diseases carried by opossums as well as cats. The discovery, part of an ongoing study of sea otter mortality, may help scientists figure out how to stem the marine mammal's alarming decline. Last year was particularly rough on Southern California otters. In April 2003, 62 washed ashore dead, beating the one-month record of 42 deaths set the year before.
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Thousands in India refuse to leave town facing extinction via dam waters
Some 30,000 people defied a government deadline Wednesday to leave a 700-year-old town that is expected to be submerged within weeks by waters from a river dam being built across the Narmada Valley in central India.
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More sharks to be put on endangered "Red List"
More shark and ray species are to be classified as endangered on a global watch list in another sign that the planet's oceans are in trouble, a leading scientist said on Wednesday.
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Nearly 100 million in United States are breathing particulates, says EPA
Almost 100 million people in 21 U.S. states breathe unhealthy levels of tiny particles spewed by coal-burning power plants, cars, and factories, the Environmental Protection Agency said this week.
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Turtle conservation loses out to Olympics in Greece
Greece's endangered turtles are among the first losers at this summer's Olympics, as funding cuts have left nesting beaches at the mercy of uncontrolled tourism, environmental groups said on Wednesday.
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Report outlines environmental progress of 12 industry sectors
A new EPA report establishes a performance baseline for tracking future environmental progress in 12 key industrial and service sectors. Agribusiness, cement, colleges and universities, iron and steel, and shipbuilding are among the branches of industry and service providers to have their environmental progress monitored over 10 years in the Sector Strategies Performance Report.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-01/s_25181.asp

Winds, politics bring clear skies to Mexican capital
Most people in Mexico City had never seen anything like this: day after day of panoramic views of distant volcanos through crystalline skies.
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Peru city bets on waterfront walkway to clean up Lake Titicaca bay
Whether it ends up a sunny paddle boat lagoon or a de-facto sewage treatment pond, a new city project aims to solve a pollution problem plaguing Peru's main port on Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-01/s_25454.asp

Some U.S. consumers changed buying habits after mad cow
About 22 percent of U.S. beef consumers changed their buying habits after last December's mad cow scare, with some buying different cuts of beef and others going for organic brands, according to a university study released Wednesday.
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U.S. refiners sue EPA over timing of ozone rules
A group of U.S. refiners on Wednesday sued the Environmental Protection Agency to delay rules that would require them to comply with tighter ozone-emission limits as early as 2009.
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Northern Haitian town is struggling to recover after floods
Hundreds of people in a northern Haitian town are in urgent need of aid following recent floods that destroyed dozens of homes and ruined crops, officials said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-01/s_25450.asp

American alleged eco-terrorist says he wants to be Canadian refugee
One of the FBI's most wanted fugitives said Wednesday he wants to be a refugee in Canada and that a decision by Canadian officials on whether he can apply for such status is expected within days.
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