And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: RED CROSS: HUMAN ACTIVITIES TRIGGER DECADE OF "SUPER-DISASTERS" WORLD BANK PUTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER DIOXIN CLOUD NAFTA RULES USED TO ATTACK CALIFORNIA CLEAN WATER MOVE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ASBESTOS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT *************************************************************************** Send News Tips and Story Leads to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************************************** RED CROSS: HUMAN ACTIVITIES TRIGGER DECADE OF "SUPER-DISASTERS" GENEVA, Switzerland, June 24, 1999 (ENS) - The world is in for a decade of "super-disasters" due to "human-driven climate change" and changing social conditions. Evidence of this grim prediction is contained in a report issued Wednesday by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun99/1999L-06-24-02.html *************************************************************************** WORLD BANK PUTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES UNDER DIOXIN CLOUD By Catherine Lazaroff WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 1999 (ENS) - The World Bank is promoting the use of dioxin producing medical waste incinerators in health sector projects in at least 20 countries around the world, says a new report released today by the international Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) coalition. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun99/1999L-06-24-05.html *************************************************************************** NAFTA RULES USED TO ATTACK CALIFORNIA CLEAN WATER MOVE WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 1999 (ENS) - The investment rules of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are being used to attack the environmental laws in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, according to a new report jointly released today by a United States conservation group and a Canadian sustainable development research organization. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun99/1999L-06-24-04.html *************************************************************************** SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ASBESTOS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT By Barbara S. Hamelburg and Kara Moheban McLoy WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 1999 (ENS) - The United States Supreme Court Wednesday overturned a court approved $1.535 billion dollar asbestos settlement agreement. The case, Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corporation, involves a settlement of an estimated 186,000 potential future asbestos claims against a single company, the Fibreboard Corporation. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun99/1999L-06-24-03.html *************************************************************************** ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: JUNE 24, 1999 Over Objections, Report Calls PVC Toys, Medical Supplies Safe 166 House Members Urge Roadless Area Protection Senate Bill Would Protect Missouri River Wildlife Lead Can Lead to Cavities; Vitamin C May Help Citizen’s Group Wants Gore’s Help to Save Park Coastal Barriers May Lose Some Protection European Areas Declared Free of Animal Diseases Taking Kids to the Circus Sends the Wrong Message, Activists Say Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun99/1999L-06-24-09.html Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
