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Officials Yield on Environment Papers

The Bush administration has agreed to allow a Senate committee access to documents involving decisions to roll back several major environmental regulations, avoiding a potential legal confrontation with Congress.
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CLAMS Mission Studies Coasts And Atmosphere

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Environment news // 25 July, 2001 04:51:24
 NASA scientists are using a Virginia lighthouse, research aircraft and a satellite for a unique field study this summer. On the sea, in the sky, and from outer space, they are hoping for a better understanding of global climate change.

Catania Residents Fight Etna's Ash

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Environment news // 22 July, 2001 11:52:33
 Ash spewing from Mount Etna forced residents of this Sicilian city to use umbrellas as they walked outside Monday.

Commercial Whaling Ban at Stake

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Environment news // 22 July, 2001 11:51:21
 A conference that could end a 15-year-old ban on commercial whaling opened Monday with delegates ready for a fight that pits environmental concerns against an appetite for lucrative whale meat.

NASA Satellite to Monitor Storms

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Environment news // 22 July, 2001 11:46:27
 Just in time for hurricane season, NASA launched a weather satellite Monday to monitor storms brewing on Earth and streaming this way from the sun.

Japan Denounces Minke Whales

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Environment news // 19 July, 2001 06:49:20
 The Japanese government on Thursday stood by its fisheries chief's description of minke whales as the ``cockroaches' of the sea, but denied that Japan bribes poorer nations to support its pro-whaling stance.

Flooding Blamed for Cities' Sinking

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Environment news // 18 July, 2001 10:30:15
 A new study says that Nile flooding - not earthquakes - sank two ancient cities recently discovered just off Egypt's Mediterranean coast.

Scientists Grapple With Global Warming

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Environment news // 15 July, 2001 08:56:37
 Ever since global warming became an issue, scientists have been grappling with a blizzard of new data, feeding them into computer models, trying to frame the planet's present course and to project its future.

Study: Fishing Changes Population

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Environment news // 15 July, 2001 08:55:28
 The reason fishermen are catching smaller fish than their predecessors might not be just because all the big ones have been caught.

Cherry Tree Leaves Said to Kill Foals

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Environment news // 12 July, 2001 09:51:26
 Scientists are convinced that cyanide naturally present in cherry tree leaves was responsible for the mysterious illness that killed hundreds of foals and fetuses in Kentucky thoroughbred country this spring.

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