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BUSH ADMINISTRATION EASES AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS

By J.R. Pegg

WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2002 (ENS) - The Bush administration has enacted changes to clean air rules that will allow power plants and refineries to avoid new pollution controls when they expand operations. The decision drew sharp criticism from Congressional leaders, state officials, environmental groups, public health organizations and the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who charge the administration has put industry interests ahead of public health and the environment.

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SUNKEN TANKER GUSHES MORE OIL INTO SPANISH WATERS

PONTEVEDRA, Spain, November 22, 2002 (ENS) - From the ocean bottom off the northwest coast of Spain, the sunken oil tanker "Prestige" today leaked thousands of tons of oil into the sea causing a massive new oil slick that appears to be a major threat to wildlife and fish populations along the coast.

For full text and graphics visit: http://ens-news.com/ens/nov2002/2002-11-22-04.asp

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GAS RIGS TO INVADE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, November 22, 2002 (ENS) - The National Park Service has approved the drilling of two new onshore gas wells within Padre Island National Seashore on the Texas Gulf Coast. The decision, made last week without official announcements, has angered conservation groups who say the wells will threaten popular vacation beaches and nesting areas of the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, the rarest of all sea turtles.

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23 DIE AS QUAKE PRONE PAKISTANI NORTH SHAKES AGAIN

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, November 22, 2002 (ENS) - Government and international aid workers struggled today to provide relief to thousands affected by a moderate earthquake Thursday in mountainous northern Pakistan. At least 23 people were killed and scores injured in the sparsely populated Astore Valley near the northern city of Gilgit, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital, Islamabad.

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NEW POPULATION OF ORANGUTANS DISCOVERED

WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2002 (ENS) - The known number of orangutans in the world has increased by about 10 percent, thanks to a remarkable discovery by a team of researchers surveying a remote forest on the southeast Asian island of Borneo. The discovery by the team from The Nature Conservancy offers a rare opportunity for conservationists working to save the endangered primate.

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: NOVEMBER 22, 2002

Waterborne Disease Outbreaks On the Rise

Warmer Weather Threatens Western Water Supplies

California Partners Aim to Restore Wetlands

Hatchery Salmon May Endanger Wild Cousins

Lawsuit Challenges Grazing in Nevada Desert

Massachusetts Team Explores Acid Mine Runoff

Grants Will Help Assemble the Tree of Life

Exotic Earthworms Devouring Forest Floor


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