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Four states sued the Bush administration Thursday over an invasive, tree-eating beetle that has entered the U.S. as a stowaway on cargo ships. The Asian long-horned beetle, along with the emerald ash borer and the pine shoot beetle, are the culprits named in the lawsuit by attorneys general from New York, California, Connecticut and Illinois.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2005 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the selection of members to the Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee. This committee will provide advice and recommendations on implementing the state petitions for Inventoried Roadless Area Management Rule adopted by USDA in May of 2005.

The status of the forest certification process currently under way by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is the topic of three public meetings scheduled this month in Lansing, Gaylord and Marquette.

MILWAUKEE - A small insect that has killed or damaged millions of Michigan ash trees has crept onto the Upper Peninsula and now threatens forests in Wisconsin, state officials said. Michigan officials announced Monday that the emerald ash borer crossed a critical barrier -- the Mackinac Bridge -- and had been discovered in trees along the Lake Superior shore in Brimley State Park.

SHIMLA: The World Bank could soon bail out Himachal Pradesh's shrinking forests by funding an ambitious Rs.3.7 billion ($84.2 million) conservation project. Shrinking forests are causing concern among several quarters in the hill state and have started affecting the ecologically fragile mid hills (1,800 to 5,000 ft above sea level), resulting in water scarcity and soil erosion.

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 (IPS) - Who is rich and who is poor? Answering that question is no longer only about Gross Domestic Product and other traditional economic indicators, the World Bank said Tuesday, proposing a new accounting method that includes natural and human wealth.

Looking to reduce Duluth's dependence on fossil fuels and better position the city as a home for ecological-based industries in Minnesota, Mayor Herb Bergson said Wednesday he's developing a list of initiatives to be unveiled in the weeks ahead. The mayor's goals are multifaceted and based on reducing city expenses, improving environmental quality and creating jobs, he said.

The land around power lines are generating a lot of buzz among bee advocates. Power line easements, strips of land that utilities use to maintain power lines, cover more than 5 million acres across the United States. Electric companies often mow these areas to prevent vegetation from interfering with the lines.