Endangered species could threaten fire plan
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The Endangered Species Act may prove an obstacle to the Clinton Administration's plan to revitalize the fire-ravaged forests by thinning logging trees and burning the understory. The $1.6 billion plan has raised concerns about destroying habitats of endangered species, including the spotted owl, and resulted in a political fight over the prevention of large fires. The restoration plan and the debate over fire prevention methods are discussed.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 2000
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"Clean Water Plan" calls for national wetland gains
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The Clean Water Initiative, signed by President Clinton in February 1998, concentrates on curbing nonpoint source pollution, while campaigning for the goal of increasing wetlands by 100,000 acres per year by 2005. The $2.3-billion program lays out 100 new strategies for the EPA, the Agriculture Department and nine other federal agencies, and recommends 14 key actions to attain the goal of increasing the amount of wetlands, including mitigation for any losses resulting from development authorized under permits. The program also lobbies for the development of such efforts as a pollution discharge permit program for large animal-feeding operations, new water quality standards for nitrogen and phosphorous by 2000, and an Internet database about the quality of beaches and watersheds nationwide.
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Clean Water Initiative aims to curb nonpoint source pollution and increase wetlands by 100,000 acres per year by 2005
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1998
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Rapid, genetic-based test can identify human viruses in beach water
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Human disease-causing viruses can now be detected in seawater because of a new test developed by marine biologists Rachel Noble and Jed Fuhrman. The tests can be completed within one day, but the results do not as yet distinguish between live and dead viruses. The test could enable the development of new national water quality standards.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1999
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