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Hawaii Neighborhood Unites Against Frogs

A Hawaiian community on Maui has banded together to stamp out the coqui frog, an invasive species from Puerto Rico.

EU Commission Rebukes Greece, Spain Over Waste

The European Union has criticized Greece and Spain for poor waste disposal and other breaches of EU environmental law. Spain was also taken to task for failing to do an environmental impact assessment for an airport to be built near endangered birds.

Efficiency of Ceiling Fans Under Debate

Critics say that Congress is not doing enough to address conservation as part of a broad energy bill, and one suggested amendment is for a federal efficiency standard for home ceiling fans.

U.N. Meeting Tackles Water, Sanitation

The United Nations is focusing attention on dirty water, poor sanitation and slums, a combination which is being called the world's "silent humanitarian crisis". A two week meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development began on Monday. The 2006 meeting will focus on energy, industrial development, air pollution and climate change.

Study: Cloned Meat, Milk Nearly the Same

A comparison at the Center for Regenerative Biology at the University of Connecticut of the meet and milk from some cloned animals and some uncloned showed no significant differences.

Energy, Farms, Water Seen Aided by Nanotechnology

Experts are predicting that nanotechnology will find efficient uses in solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen storage, agriculture and water treatment (nano-membranes and clays).

10 States to Sue EPA Over Mercury Rules

Wisconsin is the tenth state to sign up to a lawsuit that challenges the Environmental Protection Agency's recent environmental mercury standards, saying that they fail to protect children and expectant mothers adequately. Wisconsin has higher standards that the EPA's, but high levels of pollution.

Researchers Study Toxic Newts, Snakes

Scientists in Utah are studying toxic newts and the garter snakes that eat them in spite of their poison, which is similar to that of Japanese puffer fish; the poison from one newt could kill 10 people.

Study to See if Fish Farms Attract Sharks

A community on Leeward Oahu has noticed an increase in shark observations since a fish farm was set up nearby. The state has decided to fund a study to see if there is a connection, and any risks associated.

Mo. Pups Could Boost Gray Wolf Population

New pups are being born to swell the ranks of the endangered Mexican gray wolf population at the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center in suburban St. Louis. Attempts to reintroduce the wolves into the wild are not popular with farmers and ranchers.

Wis. Considers Legalizing Cat Hunting

Cat lovers and hunters squared off at Wisconsin meetings to discuss a proposal as to whether or not loose cats without collars could be hunted.

Russian Nuke Plant Officials Accused of Dumping

The Mayak plant in the Urals, which has had many nuclear accidents in the past, is now the center of a criminal case as officials are accused of dumping liquid radioactive waste continuously into the Techa river which flows into the Ob river which flows into the Arctic Ocean.

Volcano, Quakes Spark Fears on Indonesia's Sumatra, Volcano on Indonesia's Sumatra Erupts

Hundreds of villagers have been evacuated after Mount Talang on Sumatra Island, Indonesia erupted and there were several earthquakes.

Activity Settles Down on Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens' seismic activity has reduced over the past week. The previous spate of activity left the new dome with the serrated shape like the back of a stegosaurus.

Should commercial whaling resume as the number of whales rise?

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