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LOGGING BLAMED IN VIETNAM'S SECOND WAVE OF FLOODS
PANICKED FARMERS CUT QUEENSLAND TREES
TIDE TURNS AGAINST CHEMICAL SOFTENERS IN PLASTIC TOYS
AMERISCAN: DECEMBER 9, 1999
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* Steelworkers to Sue Oregon Steel for Violating Clean Air Act
* UN Concludes Whales, World Heritage Site are Safe
* Kafus Bio-Composites Plant Ships to Ford, GM, Chrysler
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U.S. CIVILIAN REACTORS TO PRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL
By Cat Lazaroff
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, December 9, 1999 (ENS) - For the first time in U.S.
history, a civilian nuclear plant will be making radioactive tritium for use
by the government in manufacturing nuclear weapons. The Tennessee Valley
Authority approved a historic contract Wednesday to allow two of its plants
to begin producing tritium, potentially as early as 2003.
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LOGGING BLAMED IN VIETNAM'S SECOND WAVE OF FLOODS
HANOI, Vietnam, December 9, 1999 (ENS) - Environmentalists are blaming
widespread illegal logging as a factor in disastrous flooding that has hit
the central coast of Vietnam for the second time in two months.
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PANICKED FARMERS CUT QUEENSLAND TREES
BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia, December 9, 1999 - Australian officials may
face a revolt if they impose an immediate ban to stop rapid tree clearing by
Queensland farmers anxious about pending land protection measures.
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TIDE TURNS AGAINST CHEMICAL SOFTENERS IN PLASTIC TOYS
WASHINGTON, DC, December 9, 1999 (ENS) - Toys manufactured by Mattel Inc.
and Playschool are among many found to contain high levels of phthalates, a
potentially harmful group of chemical softeners in polyvinyl chloride toys,
12 environmental and public interest groups report. In response to consumer
rejection of the harmful PVC softeners, this week Mattel announced plans to
make its plastic toys out of organically based materials such as edible oils
and plant starches.
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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: DECEMBER 9, 1999
Enviros Call For Off Road Vehicle Ban in Parks
Weather Service Aims to Improve Flood Predictions
Large Marine Engines Must Meet New Emissions Limits
$12 M Offered for 25 Wetlands Projects
Company Pays $70,000 Toward $500,000 Cleanup
Ohio Governor Offers Environmental Science Scholarships
Toll Free Number Provides Watershed Education
California Governor Applauds Green Business Projects
Sea Turtle Groups Implore Bechtel Family to Halt Development
Not So Hot Hot Tub Cleaners Pulled
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TO BUSINESS, LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS:
Steelworkers File Notice of Intent to Sue CF&I Steel: Oregon Steel (NYSE:
OS) Subsidiary Could Face Fines of Up to $25,750/Day for Violating Clean
Air Act
PUEBLO, Colo., Dec. 9 -/E-Wire/-- The United Steelworkers of America
(USWA) announced today that they have filed a notice of intent to sue Oregon
Steel's CF&I Steel subsidiary (now doing business as Rocky Mountain Steel
Mills) over the company's failure to comply with both the federal Clean Air
Act and Colorado environmental regulations and limitations.
/CONTACT: John Perquin, 412-562-2582, or Sanford Lewis, 617-489-3686,
both of the USWA/ (OS)
/Web site: http://www.uswa.org /
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TO BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOREIGN EDITORS:
UN Concludes Whales, World Heritage Site are Safe;
Report Commends Salt Company for Maintaining/Enhancing Integrity of
Site
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -/E-Wire/-- In a statement issued yesterday in Mexico
City, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO concluded that a World Heritage
Site in the El Vizcaino region of Baja, Mexico is in good condition. The
statement commended the Mexican Government and Exportadora de Sal (ESSA), a
Mitsubishi Corporation joint venture salt company, for their efforts to
preserve and enhance the integrity of the World Heritage site.
/CONTACT: Stephen Wechselblatt of Mitsubishi International
Corporation, 212-605-2325/
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kafus Bio-Composites Plant Now Fully Operational
Elkhart, Indiana Facility Ships Product to Ford, GM, Chrysler & others
BOSTON, MA, Dec 9, -/E-Wire/-- Kafus Bio-Composites, Inc., a division
of Kafus Industries (AMEX: KS) announced that it is fully operational at its
Elkhart, Indiana composites facility, and is currently shipping Flexibly(TM)
natural fiber composite mats to leading automotive trim manufacturers for
use in model year 2000 vehicles.
Tony Francel, Manager, Investor RelationsToll Free: (888)-333-5377 Tel:
(941) 698-8920 Fax: (781) 326-5105
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