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EPA chided for disregarding mercury study
Mar 22 2005 4:36PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency's decision to ignore researchers' analysis of possible health benefits from reducing mercury pollution from power plants was criticized Tuesday by Democrats in Congress.
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NASA instituting crowd control on shuttle
Mar 22 2005 4:17PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA said Tuesday it will institute strict crowd control for space shuttle launches and landings, and rely more on a seldom-used touchdown site in New Mexico, to better protect the public once flights resume in a few months.
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Dolphins make surprise visit in Israel
Mar 22 2005 1:21PM (CT)
HAIFA, Israel (AP) - Dozens of dolphins arched in line out of the polluted waters of Haifa harbor Tuesday, in an unprecedented visit to the crowded Mediterranean port that surprised and delighted researchers.
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Asians, Iraqis to get recycled water
Mar 22 2005 6:53AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - There are plenty of wells in Iraq, but the dead animals dumped there when Saddam Hussein was in power have contaminated them. There are plenty of streams in southeast Asia, but the recent tsunami polluted them with salt from the ocean. How do you quench someone's thirst when there is plenty of water, but not a drop of it is drinkable?
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Scientists: Brazil's wetlands threatened
Mar 22 2005 6:22AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - The boom in agribusiness in Brazil's midwest threatens to destroy the world's largest freshwater wetland, scientists said Monday.
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