1. EDF'S HOG WATCH SITE CONTINUES TO MAKE NATIONAL HEADLINES > > Who said Americans wouldn't be interested in hog waste? EDF's > recently launched Hog Watch web site -- which focuses on pollution > and problems created by factory-style hog farms -- continues to make > national headlines, as with this humorous column on ABCNEWS.com. > > http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/MadRad/madrad990122.html > > ****************************** > 2. EDF OFFERS 'MINIGRANTS' FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH > > As part of EDF's mission to help save the environment, we are > offering 'minigrants' to fund academic research in the areas of > marine ecosystems, climate change, environmental economics, toxic > chemicals, wetlands, and wildlife. > > http://www.edf.org/minigrant/ > > ****************************** > 3. COURT-ORDERED CLEANUP OF EVERGLADES CONTINUES > > A Florida judge refused to slow the cleanup of harmful pollution in > the Everglades, forcing sugar companies to restore 40,000 acres of > sugar fields to wetlands. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Jan/r_sugar.html > > ****************************** > 4. EDF HELPS PRESERVE VITAL HABITAT FOR TEXAS SONGBIRD > > The golden-cheeked warbler, a migratory bird, will be protected in > its nesting grounds in Balcones Canyonlands in Travis County, Texas, > thanks in part to EDF efforts. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Jan/m_Balcon.html > > ***************************** > 5. RESTORING VISIBILITY TO THE GRAND CANYON > > With the air of the Colorado Plateau often noticeably hazy, EDF > helped put together a joint plan for western states to take action. > Now we've forged a consensus among states and businesses to make the > plan happen. > > http://www.edf.org/pubs/EDF-Letter/1999/Jan/n_parks.html >
