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ENN
E-mail Edition for Tuesday, July 6, 1999 
Produced by the Environmental News Network
Fish reintroduction plan sparks controversy 

A plan to reintroduce westslope cutthroat trout to 77 miles of stream in
their native Montana habitat has environmentalists walking on the egg
shells of a moral dilemma. The plan involves the use of toxic chemicals in
pristine mountain waters to kill non-native fish species.
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/07/070699/wslope_4165.asp 


Nitrogen pollution, algae blooms linked 

A North Carolina Sea Grant study released June 30 blames increased
atmospheric nitrogen pollution for harmful algae bloom activity in the
North Atlantic Ocean Basin. "The study is significant because it reconfirms
that atmospheric nitrogen has been found to be a regional and global source
of pollution," said Hans Paerl, author of the report, which appeared in the
June issue of the peer-reviewed Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' journal
Ambio. He was one of the first environmental scientists to identify
atmospheric nitrogen as a possible pollutant
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/07/070699/blooms_4162.asp 


Conservation act gains support 

The Conservation and Reinvestment Act, considered by some the most
beneficial conservation legislation in the last 50 years, has won the
support of both Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of
Representatives. As of Thursday, 100 members of the House were cosponsors
of the bill.
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/07/070699/cara_4138.asp 


Non-native frogs hitch to Galapagos Islands 

Due to their intolerance to salt water, amphibians have generally been
absent from the Galapagos Islands for the past several million years,
researchers say. Historically only fish, reptiles, birds and mammals have
been present in the remote oceanic archipelago. But recent human activity
and climate change may have combined to alter the situation and frogs are
now one of many non-native species found in the Galapagos.
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/07/070699/frog_3967.asp 


ENN Feature
Site of the Week: The Heat is Online 

Author Ross Gelbspan has now launched a web site called The Heat is Online,
which continues the work started in his book, The Heat is On: the High
Stakes Battle over Earth's Threatened Climate.
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/features/1999/07/070699/070699sow_4166.asp 

Tricking the gypsy moth 

The U.S. Forest Service and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
will use pheromone treatments to prevent gypsy moths from mating in wooded
areas along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The effort is aimed at protecting
the large concentration of endangered Karner Blue butterflies there. Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (1:06)
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/enn-multimedia-archive/1999/07/070699/070699glrc8_4163.asp 


The Environment Show 

On this week's program: negotiators from the U.S. and Canada have come to
an agreement on a treaty covering salmon fishing in the Northwest and
Alaska; the impressive Congo Gorilla exhibit is opening at the Bronx Zoo; a
profile of the environment group TreeUtah; loggerhead turtles are nesting
on the islands off the coast of South Carolina; Peter Berle holds a
discussion on the issue of dam removal and how this can help waterways and
the life they support; helpful hints on natural remedies to kill fleas;
scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder say that massive ice
shelves are breaking away from the continent of Antarctica. (53:51)
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/enn-multimedia-archive/1999/07/070699/070699esho_4164.asp 


Cracking down on ballast water stowaways 

Ships entering U.S. waters often carry ballast water if they are empty of
cargo. When the ship is in port and ready to take on freight, the ballast
water is drained into the harbor, introducing foreign plants and animals
into the ecosystem. Earthwatch Radio (2:02)
Full Story:
http://www.enn.com/enn-multimedia-archive/1999/07/070699/070699crac_4161.asp 



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