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Right Whale Found Dead Off N.Y.

A baby North Atlantic right whale has been found dead, the fourth calf of the endangered species to perish this year and the second believed killed in a collision with a ship.
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Judge Denies Request Over Whale

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Environment news // 24 June, 2001 06:53:52
 A federal judge on Friday denied an environmental activist's request to stop a planned operation to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale from a fishing line, clearing the way for a rescue that could involve sedating the rare whale.

Study Cites Carbon Dioxide's 'Sink'

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Environment news // 24 June, 2001 06:52:00
 New estimates of the United States' contribution to global warming show that forest growth, crops and rivers absorb a quarter to a half of the nation's yearly 1.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuels.

Scientists Discover 'Extinct' Tree

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Environment news // 24 June, 2001 06:49:38
 The discovery in Mauritius of a tree believed extinct for more than a century is spurring efforts to save the species, a conservation group said Thursday.

Court OKs Cutting Fla. Citrus Trees

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Environment news // 20 June, 2001 08:10:29
 After seven months of silence from the chainsaws, an appeals court ruled Wednesday that the state can resume cutting down healthy trees in Broward County to stop the spread of citrus canker.

Japan Minister Urges Kyoto Protocol

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Environment news // 20 June, 2001 08:06:57
 Japan proposed itself as an arbiter Wednesday between the United States and Europe on the topic of global warming, saying it will urge Washington to return to the Kyoto Protocol but also seek more ``flexibility' from the EU.

African Penguins Recover After Spill

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Environment news // 20 June, 2001 08:01:15
 African penguins, threatened by an oil spill nearly a year ago, have recovered remarkably and are now breeding better than before the accident, conservation officials said Wednesday.

Caspian States Awair Caviar Ruling

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Environment news // 20 June, 2001 07:58:50
 Along the Caspian Sea, warehouses are piled high with cans of black caviar, blocked from export by a U.N. agency that says urgent steps are needed to save the fish that produces the delicacy from extinction.

Carbon Dioxide May Be Kept in Ocean

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Environment news // 20 June, 2001 07:55:11
 The frigid sea off the coast of Norway could be the ideal place to test the idea of storing carbon dioxide in the depths of the ocean, according to scientists in that country.

Dangerous Dust Rides Atlantic Winds

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Environment news // 14 June, 2001 06:28:52
 Potentially hazardous bacteria and fungi catch a free ride across the Atlantic, courtesy of North African dust plumes. NASA-funded researchers who made the discovery believe the stowaway microbes might pose a health risk to people in the western Atlantic region.

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