***Whitman Quits as E.P.A. Chief.
Christie Whitman often differed with the White House on environmental issues during her two-and-a-half-year tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: Science]
One can only hope that this is a step towards a time when the country realizes how out-of-step the current administration is on environmental issues.
***70-year-old claims Everest record.
Yuichiro Miura from Japan is the oldest person to climb the world’s highest peak 50 years after it was first conquered. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
***Nations Join the U.S. in Banning Canada’s Beef.
After the discovery of mad cow disease in Canada, several nations joined the United States in placing a temporary ban on the import of Canadian beef and cattle. By Clifford Krauss with Sandra Blakeslee. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
One cheeseburger, please; hold the prions.
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May 22, 2003
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2003.05.22
***Whitman Quits as E.P.A. Chief.
Christie Whitman often differed with the White House on environmental issues during her two-and-a-half-year tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. By Katharine Q. Seelye. [New York Times: Science]
One can only hope that this is a step towards a time when the country realizes how out-of-step the current administration is on environmental issues.
***70-year-old claims Everest record.
Yuichiro Miura from Japan is the oldest person to climb the world’s highest peak 50 years after it was first conquered. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
***Nations Join the U.S. in Banning Canada’s Beef.
After the discovery of mad cow disease in Canada, several nations joined the United States in placing a temporary ban on the import of Canadian beef and cattle. By Clifford Krauss with Sandra Blakeslee. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
One cheeseburger, please; hold the prions.
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