And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com *************************************************************************** Send News Tips and Story Leads to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************************************** JAPANESE CRITICAL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT CONTROLLED TOKAI, Japan, October 1, 1999 (ENS) - Japanese emergency crews have brought under control a nuclear chain reaction resulting from an accident Thursday morning at the JCO Co. uranium processing plant in Tokaimura village, Ibaraki Prefecture. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep99/1999L-09-30-04.html *************************************************************************** Y2K OR NOT, RUSSIAN NUKE PLANTS NEED SAFETY UPGRADES WASHINGTON, DC, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - Nuclear accidents in Russia will be no more likely than usual due to the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer bug, the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded. But there are still Y2K issues with some power plant systems that could pose safety problems, according to testimony presented to the Senate Y2K committee on Tuesday. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep99/1999L-09-30-06.html *************************************************************************** EUROPE'S ELECTRONICS FIRMS UNWILLING TO GET THE LEAD OUT BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - Electronics manufacturers in Europe say they need to use some toxic materials such as cadmium, lead and mercury and a proposed ban in five years would hurt the industry. Published in cooperation with ENDS Environment Daily Website: http://www.ends.co.uk/envdaily } For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep99/1999L-09-30-02.html *************************************************************************** DEA DRUG HAWKS SWOOP DOWN ON BIRDSEED DETROIT, Michigan, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has seized a tractor trailer of sterilized Canadian hemp seed on its way to a large U.S. company that has been selling hemp birdseed blends for years. Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep99/1999L-09-30-03.html *************************************************************************** ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 Enviros Uncover Nation’s Dirtiest Oil Refineries EDF obtained toxic chemical release data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the states or the facilities themselves. EDF then identified which of the country's 144 refineries with complete pollution data produced the most and least pollution per barrel of oil processed. "No state should be a pollution haven for dirty refineries. Every refinery in the nation should be working to prevent pollution and protect neighborhoods," said Lois Epstein, EDF senior engineer. "With just a few mouse clicks on EDF's new website, the public can learn how nearby refineries rank in terms of preventing pollution. Refinery neighbors also can find out about strategies that minimize pollution, such as reduced flaring of gases, energy-saving distillation processes, and using cleaner crude as a raw material." The state by state and facility by facility rankings are available on the new EDF Community Guide website at: http://www.edf.org/communityguides <<<<<<<< Animal Testing May Cost Gore Support, Actor Warns LOS ANGELES, California, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - Actor Alec Baldwin, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and a longtime fundraiser for the Democratic Party, is threatening to lead an all star defection from Vice President Al Gore’s presidential campaign over Gore’s support of chemical tests on animals. Last fall, Gore asked the EPA to fast track a program requiring chemical companies to perform risk assessments of thousands of common chemicals and disclose their toxicity to the public. Many of the chemicals are already known to be hazardous. Millions of rabbits, ducks, mice and other animals will be treated with chemicals and killed as part of the testing program.>>>>>>>>> Groundwater Protected on Island in Maine ISLESBORO, Maine, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - The island of Islesboro has been designated a Sole Source Aquifer in an attempt by the EPA to protect the community's drinking water supply. Islesboro, off the central coast of Maine with a population of about 1,000 in the winter and twice that in summer. Sole source aquifer designations are made to protect drinking water supplies in areas with few or no alternative sources, and where any available alternative would be very expensive. The designation protects an aquifer by requiring EPA review of any proposed projects>>>>>>>>>>>>> Biosensor Could Reduce Food Poisoning Risks ATLANTA, Georgia, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - Scientists at the Georgia Institute Of Technology have developed a new bacterial sensing device that could detect contaminated food before it can make people ill. Recent cases of contaminated meat in grocery stores and restaurants have heightened consumer concern about food related illnesses. The new biosensor, designed to operate in food processing plants, can identify up to twelve bacteria species at once - including dangerous bacteria like E. coli and salmonella - and determine their concentrations in less than two hours. ..........Federal and state food industry regulators do not now require tests for bacteria in meat.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Watershed Computer Model Predicts Land Use Effects RICHLAND, Washington, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - A new computer model may help forest managers design or modify forest roads, tree harvesting and other land use activities based on effects to watersheds, streams and fish habitat. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have expanded the capabilities of a watershed model to make it possible to explore economic and environmental tradeoffs of land use activities. The research is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service and the National Council of the paper industry for Air and Stream Improvement. ......... For more information, visit the Council’s website at: http://www.ncasi.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth Science Agency Ready for Y2K Tremors RESTON, Virginia, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - All U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) flood warning and earthquake detection systems that deliver data to local emergency managers are prepared for the Year 2000 (Y2K) computer bug, the agency said Tuesday. USGS director Dr. Charles Groat says the agency has taken all necessary actions to ensure that the USGS is ready for the Y2K rollover. Computer systems with direct links to public safety have been given highest priority, and independent verification tests have been performed on all mission critical systems.>>>>>>>>>>>>> Forest Activists Plant 10 Millionth Tree NEW YORK, New York, September 30, 1999 (ENS) - American Forests will plant its 10 millionth tree today in New York City, with members of actress Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project. American Forests is running a Global ReLeaf 2000 campaign to plant 20 million trees for the new millennium. The planting in New York will kick off the conservation group's national Building Cities of Green tour in partnership with clothing company Eddie Bauer. The tour promotes American Forests’ call for local and national leaders to protect and restore trees and forests as a cost effective way to halt sprawl, improve the environment and make communities more healthy and livable.>>>>>>>>>> Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1999 For full text and graphics visit: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep99/1999L-09-30-09.html *************************************************************************** E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE *************************************************************************** TO ENVIRONMENT EDITOR: Rainforest Activism with an Internet Twist ANCHORAGE, AK Sept 30 -/E-Wire/-- What have you done to help save America's rainforests? Don't really have time? Well, the Alaska Rainforest Campaign has rolled out a new dynamic web site putting tools in the hands of Internet activists empowering them in the fight to save Alaska's wildlands. CONTACT: the Alaska Rainforest Campaign at (907) 222-2552, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.akrain.org For Full Text and Graphics Visit: http://ens.lycos.com/e-wire/Sept99/30Sept9904.html *************************************************************************** Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 1991-1999. All Rights Reserved. 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/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
