Haiti's Efforts to Save Trees Falters
GRAND COLLINE, Haiti (AP) -- Far from the spreading slums of the Haitian capital, past barren dirt mountains and hillsides stripped to a chalky white core, two woodcutters bring down a towering oak tree in one of the few forested valleys left in the Caribbean country.... hosted.ap.org
Hong Kong wild bird tests positive for H5N1
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A wild magpie robin in Hong Kong has tested positive for the H5N1 birdflu virus, the government said in a statement on Friday. feeds.reuters.com
EPA Advisers Slam New Smog Rule
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An advisory panel of scientists told the Environmental Protection Agency that its new air quality standard for smog fails to protect public health as required by law and should be strengthened.... hosted.ap.org
U.S. must decide on polar bear's listing as endangered
U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland, California, ruled Monday that the Bush administration must publish a final decision about whether to add the polar bear to the endangered species list. It's been more than three ye ... english.people.com.cn