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EPA soot rules said not strict enough
Mar 8 2006 8:52PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Proposed federal regulations for soot, although stricter than current standards, are not strict enough, dozens of environmental and public-health advocates said Wednesday at a public hearing.
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Ice thawing earlier on Maine lakes
Mar 8 2006 8:38PM (CT)
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - Ice on dozens of lakes in Maine and four other states is melting earlier in the year than in decades past, according to a new analysis.
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Volcano in Nicaragua spews gas, ash
Mar 8 2006 8:32PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaraguan civil defense authorities on Wednesday warned residents about a volcano that has been shooting off columns of gas and ash.
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Bottom trawling banned in some waters
Mar 8 2006 8:20PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal fishery regulators imposed a permanent ban Wednesday on bottom trawl fishing in nearly 150,000 square miles of federal waters off the West Coast.
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NASA craft with UA camera to orbit Mars
Mar 8 2006 8:14PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A NASA craft carrying a $40 million camera created by University of Arizona scientists is set to orbit Mars on Friday.
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Purdue probes 'tabletop fusion' study
Mar 8 2006 8:10PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Purdue University is investigating allegations that a scientist thwarted his colleagues' efforts to test his claims of producing nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments, even going so far as to remove high-tech equipment from a shared lab.
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Senate urged to safeguard species act
Mar 8 2006 8:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As a Senate committee prepares to take up revisions to the Endangered Species Act, nearly 6,000 biologists from around the country signed a letter Wednesday urging senators to preserve scientific protections in the landmark law.
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S.C. schools won't 'analyze' evolution
Mar 8 2006 3:24PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The state Board of Education on Wednesday rejected a state panel's proposal to change high school standards on evolution by calling on students to "critically analyze" the theory.
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EPA, auto industry reach deal on mercury
Mar 8 2006 3:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hoping to reduce harmful mercury emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency, the auto industry and environmental groups said Wednesday they have agreed to start a national program to collect mercury switches from scrapped automobiles.
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