Toxins, illness and the twin towers
Nearly four months after the attacks that brought down the center's twin towers, fires at the site are largely extinguished. But fears of toxins in the air of Lower Manhattan remain, as do concerns
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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A high tech artificial leg eases a life, and saves it
In February Mr. Grimsley, who lost his leg in a car accident five years ago, was fitted with a prosthetic leg that uses microprocessors, strain ganges, angle detectors, hydraulics and electronic
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A challenge looms on pollution rules
Democratic lawmakers and the attorneys general of nine northeastern states have vowed to challenge the Bush administration if it carries through with plans to substantially ease air pollution
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U.S. regulators are pressing for easing of clean-air rule
Top federal regulators have recommended informally that the White House relax one of the most contentious air pollution regulations, a provision that requires power plants to upgrade pollution
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UN population fund presses Bush
UN officials are pressing the Bush administration to release $34 million for international family planning, funds approved by Congress but suspended by President George W Bush because of objections
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Clinton pollution suits backed
The Justice Department has concluded that the Clinton administration was justified in suing the operators of scores of aging coal-fired power plants that were illegally polluting the
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Curb on cool plants is delayed
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to delay for one year a requirement that coal fueled power plants reduce emissions affecting states(Washington) in the Northeast. Christie Whitman, the
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Tourist boom threatens Island
Phi Phi island would be closed for up to two years to repair environmental damage under a tourist police proposal reported. A tourist police commander, said the tiny island had become badly polluted
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Oil slick Thai resort area
A huge oil slick has hit beaches in Thailand's Rayong Bay, a popular vacation spot southeast of Bangkok, officials said. The oil washed shore on a stretch of beach more than five kilometers long,
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Fish blasting wrecks Thai reefs
Reefs off Thailand's Lanta Island took thousands of years to divers alike. But it took only a single night of dynamite fishing to blast them apart. The attack last month on Hin Daeng and diving