Construction Starts at INEEL's Pit 9 (7/31/02, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory)

Hundreds Die in Asia Floods, Millions Homeless (7/31/02, Environment News Service)

GM Row Delays Food Aid to Zimbabwe (7/31/02, New Scientist)

$293 Million in Compensation Paid Out on First Anniversary of Implementation of Nuclear Weapon Workers Program (7/31/02, U.S. Department of Labor)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy Team Up To Produce Bioenergy (7/31/02, USDA)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Publishes List of May 2002 Recalls (7/31/02, NHTSA)

National Academy of Sciences Addresses Technical Issues in Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Verification Capabilities Are Good, Cheating Possibilities Are Limited, and Safety and Reliability of U.S. Weapons Can Be Maintained Without Nuclear Tests (7/31/02, NAS); read opening statement presented at news conference

Volcanic Hazard at Proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Potentially Greater than Previously Thought, Researchers Say (7/31/02, American Geophysical Union)

Government of Canada Achieves Another Major Milestone in Bringing Cleaner Air to Canadians (7/31/02, Environment Canada)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Survey Says Further Efforts Needed for Integration of European Union Financial Markets (7/31/02, OECD)

Illicit Tobacco Trade Contributes to Global Disease Burden (7/30/02, World Health Organization)

World Summit Attracts 106 Leaders, Not USA (7/30/02, Environment News Service)

Doubts Over UK Smallpox Vaccine Dismissed (7/30/02, New Scientist)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Proposes Amending Combustible Gas Control Standards for Nuclear Power Reactors (7/30/02, NRC)

Beyond Prescribed Burning - Combining Methods To Reduce Fuel in Southern Pine Forests (7/30/02, EurekAlert)

Some Sports Linked to Unhealthy Eating Behaviors in Girls (7/30/02, EurekAlert)

2019 Asteroid Given All Clear (7/30/02, New Scientist)

Responsibility for UK Health and Safety Moves to Department for Work and Pensions (7/29/02, UK Health and Safety Executive)

UK HSE/HSC Launch Health and Safety Grant Scheme Pilot for Small Firms (7/29/02, UK HSE)

New Health and Safety Guidance for Water, Rock and Ropes Activities (7/29/02, UK HSE)

Clear Skies Legislation Introduced in Congress Proposal Will Improve Air Quality, Prevent Premature Deaths, Illnesses (7/29/02, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

University of Georgia Researchers Link Increased Risk of Illness to Sewage Sludge Used as Fertilizer (7/29/02, EurekAlert)

Know Your Risk for Hepatitis C Virus (7/29/02, EurekAlert)

Virus Makes Cervical Cancer Risk Soar (7/29/02, New Scientist)

Air Pollution Linked with Risk for Exercise-induced Heart Damage (7/29/02, EurekAlert)

Is the American Public at Increased Risk for Food Poisoning? (7/29/02, EurekAlert)

New Study Shows Passive Cigarette Smoke at Least Doubles Risk of Cancer in Cats (7/29/02, EurekAlert)

New Physical Education Study Demonstrates Vigorous Exercise Can Lower Adolescents' Body Fat, Blood Pressure (7/26/02, University of North Carolina)

New Effort To Reach Women with Tetanus Vaccine Could Save Thousands of Lives (7/26/02, PR Newswire)

Recirculated Airplane Air Doesn't Cause Colds (7/25/02, National Academy of Sciences)

More Quality, Not More Weight, May Make Vehicles Safer (7/25/02, University of Michigan)

Britain's Work-related Fatalities Down but Still Not Acceptable, Says Health and Safety Commission Chair (7/25/02, HSE)

Federal Advisory Committee Votes Clear Way for Improved Research and Special Programs Administration Pipeline Safety Rules (7/25/02, U.S. Department of Transportation)

Narrower Row Spacing Boosts Corn Yields (7/25/02, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

President Commends House for Passage of Corporate Corruption Bill (7/25/02, White House); see corporate responsibility portal

Large-Scale Engineering Projects Planned by Corps Should Undergo Outside, Independent Review (7/25/02, National Academy of Sciences)

Los Alamos Experiment Speeds Up Aging of Nuclear Weapons with "Spiked" Plutonium (7/24/02, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

America's Wetlands in Danger - Legal Loophole Leaves "Isolated" Wetlands in Peril, Says New Report (7/23/02, National Resources Defense Council)

President Signs Yucca Mountain Bill (7/23/02, White House)

New Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation (7/23/02, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

True Tally of Asteroids Probably at High End of Estimates (7/23/02, SPACE.com) 

$600 Million Needed for Protecting Ozone Layer Over Next Three Years, Say Experts, Taking Ozone Fund to $2 Billion Mark (7/23/02, United Nations Environment Programme)

Helping People Reduce Their Risks of Skin Cancer and Cataract - A Practical Guide for Using the Global Solar UV Index (7/23/02, World Health Organization)

European Commission Proposes New Rules for Controls on Food of Animal Origin (7/23/02, European Union)

Waste Legislation: European Commission Pursues Infringement Procedures Against Ten Member States (7/23/02, EU)

New Campaign Says "Cuide Su Corazón" to People with Diabetes (7/22/02, National Institutes of Health)

Over Half of Children's Medicaid Expenses Are for Injuries (7/22/02, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Web "Camouflage" Aims To Beat Censors (7/22/02, New Scientist)

New CAST Study on Modifying Animal Diets To Aid the Environment (7/22/02, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology)

Dietary Mineral Status Key to Cadmium Toxicity (7/22/02, USDA Agricultural Research Service)

Health Panel Urges Irradiation of Ground Meats (7/22/02, American Council on Science and Health)

Breastfeeding Could Slash Breast Cancer Risk (7/19/02, New Scientist)

Colorado Firm Recalls Beef Trim and Ground Beef Products for Possible E. coli O157:H7 (7/19/02, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service); also see Press Conference with Secretary of Agriculture and Undersecretary for Food Safety Regarding the ConAgra Beef Company Recall

New Research Site Established in Australia To Help Predict Climate Change (7/19/02, U.S. Department of Energy)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Input to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (7/19/02, OECD); read report in English (Working Together Towards Sustainable Development ) or in French (Oeuvrer ensemble pour un développement durable)

World Summit Atmosphere Thaws at Friends Meeting (7/18/02, Environment News Service)

European Commission Adopts New Labelling Rules on Caffeine and Quinine (7/18/02, European Union)

Ships' Hulls: Anti-fouling Compounds To Be Banned from 2003 (7/18/02, European Union)

EPA Extends Comment Period on Organophosphate Cumulative Risk Assessment (7/17/02, U.S. EPA)

EPA Publishes Federal Register Notice on Reassessment of Second Group of Non-Contributing Organophosphate Tolerances (7/17/02, U.S. EPA)

European Commission Paves Way To Allow Two New Intense Sweeteners (7/17/02, European Union)

Result of the EC Standing Committee on the Food Chain on MPA Contamination (7/17/02, EU); also see comments in Outcome of the Agriculture Council, 15 July 2002

"Stay Safe, Stay Away from Construction Sites," UK Health and Safety Executive Tells Children (7/17/02, HSE)

Concern About Rice Production Practices (7/17/02, UN Food and Agriculture Organization)

American Medical Association to Congress: Patients Need Medical Liability Reforms Now (7/17/02, AMA)

New Research Institution Will Turn Ag Biproducts and Waste into Energy and Useful Products (7/17/02, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) 

More than a Third of the Contiguous States in Drought - U.S. and Global Temperatures Warmer than 100-Year Average in June (7/17/02, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Mayo Clinic Proceedings Study Highlights Simple Risk Assessment’s Usefulness in Helping Identify Women Who Might Have Osteoporosis (7/16/02, Mayo Clinic)

President Releases National Strategy for Homeland Security (7/16/02, White House); see the national strategy executive summary

Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer Is Linked to Estrogen Replacement Therapy (7/16/02, National Institutes of Health)

Secret U.S. Biopharms Growing Experimental Drugs (7/16/02, Environment News Service)

Nation's Governors May Unite On Electricity Issues (7/16/02, ENS)

New Research Suggests a Potentially Damaging Effect of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (7/16/02, BioMed Central Ltd.)

Hormone Food Scandal Rocks Europe (7/16/02, New Scientist)

World Health Organization Releases Draft Tobacco Treaty Text Ahead of October Negotiations (7/16/02, WHO)

Foot and Mouth Report Backs Vaccination (7/16/02, New Scientist)

Elementary Mistake Due to Falsified Data (7/15/02, New Scientist)

Alcohol Use Marker May also Signal Marijuana Use, Risk of Depression (7/15/02, Center for the Advancement of Health)

Even Moderate Drinking Raises Blood Pressure in Some Men (7/15/02, CFAH)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Unveils Data on Youths Contemplating Suicide (7/14/02, SAMHSA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Reassessment of Second Group of Non-Contributing Organophosphate Tolerances (7/12/02, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs)

Pharming the Field: A Look at the Benefits and Risks of Bioengineering Plants To Produce Pharmaceuticals (7/12/02, Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology)

European Commissioner for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Rural Development Visits the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (7/12/02, European Union)

AIDS Conference Closes on Gloomy Note (7/12/02, New Scientist)

Odometer Fraud Is Pervasive, Costly to American Consumers, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Research Study Concludes (7/11/02, NHTSA)

Conflicting Reports Shade Forest Fire Debate (7/11/02, Environment News Service)

Food Safety and Inspection Service Announces Availability of Biosecurity Guidelines in Spanish (El Servicio de Seguridad e Inspección de los Alimentos anuncia la publicación de las páutas de bioseguridad en castellano) (7/11/02, Food Safety and Inspection Service)

El Niño Makes Its Official Return, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency Says (7/11/02, NOAA)

Emerging HIV Epidemics in China and Russia (7/11/02, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Entire Space Shuttle Fleet Has Fuel Line Cracks (7/11/02, New Scientist)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issues Report on Medical Innovation and Seniors (7/11/02, HHS)

European Commission Urges More Financial Participation for Workers in Companies (7/11/02, European Union)

Joint Report Details Escalating Global Orphans Crisis Due to AIDS (7/10/02, UNAIDS)

New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Studies Shed Light on Factors Underlying High HIV Infection Rates Among Gay and Bisexual Men (7/10/02, CDC); includes new insight into factors behind gay men's HIV risk

Cleanup of World's Worst Nuclear Waste Site Funded (7/10/02, Environment News Service)

Costly Cleanup Expected After Alaska Drilling (7/10/02, ENS)

UK Health and Safety Executive Accepts London Underground's "Public Private Partnership" Safety Case (7/10/02, HSE)

New Zealand Government Gene Contamination Cover-up Exposed (7/10/02, ENS)

President Bush Appoints Visual Risk Chairman Mark Abkowitz to U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (7/10/02, E-Wire)

Senate Votes to Entomb Nuclear Waste in Nevada (7/9/02, Environment News Service)

Energy Secretary U.S. Senate Approval of Yucca Mountain (7/9/02, U.S. Department of Energy)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Stops Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit (7/9/02, NHLBI); also see National Study Halted Since Health Risks Exceed Benefits in Postmenopausal Women on Estrogen (7/9/02, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and the full-text article in The Journal of the American Medical Association

3 Million HIV/AIDS Sufferers Could Receive Anti-Retroviral Therapy by 2005 (7/9/02, World Health Organization)

A New Ethic of Corporate Responsibility (7/9/02, White House)

Livermore Scientists Create Highest Resolution Global Climate Simulations To Date Using Supercomputers (7/9/02, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Air Quality: European Commission Pursues Infringement Proceedings Against Six Member States (7/8/02, European Union)

White In-vitro Fertilization Couple Have Black Twins (7/8/02, New Scientist)

Improving Environmental Monitoring: European Commission Launches New Research Network (7/5/02, European Union)

Understanding Genetic Cancer Risk Might Not Help Smokers Kick the Habit (7/5/02, Duke University Medical Center)

Rural Livelihoods Devastated by U.N. Epidemic, Food and Agriculture Organization's Message to AIDS Conference (7/5/02, FAO)

The State of Africa's Environment Chronicled in Ground-breaking Report: Hard Facts Tough Choices (7/4/02, United Nations Environment Programme)

AIDS Cannot Realistically Be Addressed as a Purely Medical Issue (7/4/02, FAO)

Pesticides: European Commission To Consult Stakeholders on Strategy To Reduce Risks (7/4/02, European Union)

Canadian Museum of Nature Wins National Award for Novel Approach To Care of Natural History Collections (7/3/02, Canadian Museum of Nature); the museum uses risk analysis to prioritize care of the 10 million specimens in its collections

Scaling Up Interventions Could Prevent 29 Million New HIV Invections Among Adults by 2010 (7/3/02, World Health Organization)

Secret Plan To Revive UK Nuclear Power Industry (7/3/02, New Scientist)

European Commission Proposals for a Trustworthy and Environmentally Safe Approach to Genetically Modified Organisms and Genetically Modified Food and Feed Backed by European Parliament (7/3/02, European Union)

New Decisions of Eurostat on Deficit and Debt Securitisation Operations Undertaken by General Government (7/3/02, EU)

European Environmental Bureau Welcomes European Parliament's Vote on GMOs (7/3/02, EEB)

It's a World Made for Parasites, or Is It? (7/3/02, U.S. Geological Survey)

Major United Nations Study Finds Alarming Lack of Knowledge About HIV/AIDS Among Young People (7/2/02, WHO)

Sewage Sludge Standards Need New Scientific Basis (7/2/02, National Academy of Sciences); see full report Biosolids Applied to Land: Advancing Standards and Practices

Microsoft's Anti-piracy Plans Spark Controversy (7/2/02, New Scientist)

"Power Nap" Prevents Burnout; Morning Sleep Perfects a Skill (7/2/02, EurekAlert)

Maternal Bone Lead Levels Pose Toxic Prenatal Risk (7/1/02, Harvard School of Public Health)

Indoor Air Pollutants in Low-income Housing and in Many Child-care Centers May Put Children at Health Risk (7/1/02, Cornell University)

New U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Data Show Dramatic Air Quality Improvements from Clear Skies Initiative - Regional Modeling Information Shows Greatest Benefits to Northeast, Southeast, Midwest (7/1/02, EPA)

Multiple Births - Their Risks and How To Prevent Them (7/1/02, EurekAlert)

Intracycloplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI): Is It Really Safe? (7/1/02, EurekAlert)

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