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Expert warns wheat residue too valuable to lose
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press WriterSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Times are good for wheat farmers, but they should resist the urge to harvest their crop residue and sell it for ethanol production, a federal researcher says.
Scientists find complete dinosaur fossil
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press WriterTOKYO (AP) - Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.
Earthquake hits Japan, more than 100 injured
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) - A powerful earthquake rattled parts of northern Japan early Thursday, injuring more than 100 people, triggering landslides and cutting power to thousands of people, officials said.
Western governors offer greenhouse emissions plan
By BRAD CAIN Associated Press Writer SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Seven Western states are joining four Canadian provinces to propose a plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions through use of a "cap and trade" system.
A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.
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- ABA Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law
National forum for lawyers working in areas affecting natural resources, energy, and the environment. - EarthLaw
Public interest, environmental law group created to use the power of the law and of lawyers to protect the
ecosystems and the people of the West. Site includes news as well as information on the Earthlaw Clinic at the University of
Denver College of Law.
- The Environmental Law Institute
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researches pressing problems, educates professionals and citizens about the nature of these issues, and convenes all
sectors in forging effective solutions.
- Environmental Law Net
Resource for corporate counsel and environmental compliance managers that includes environmental
law news and information as well as a guide to environmental law resources online.
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- United Nations Environment Programme
- USDA Forest Service
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- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Department of Justice - Environment and Natural Resources Division
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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