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From the Marin County Journal, By Richard Halstead Scientists studying sudden oak death are watching the late spring rains with trepidation - since new research indicates that production of the spores that cause the virulent plant disease spike during warm, wet weather.

From the Associated Press via the Environmental News Network, by John Heliprin President Bush, in a rare visit to the Environmental Protection Agency, pledged Monday that science would be at the heart of the nation's air, water and land policies.

From the Minneapolis Start Tribune, by Paul Levy CROSSLAKE, MINN. -- As a Crow Wing County deputy, Jan Mezzenga has had more than his fair share of close calls. But the nemesis that brought him closest to death -- and sent experts scurrying for medical record books in the process? A tiny deer tick.

From the Duluth News Tribune The annual aerial survey of eagle nests in Voyageurs National Park showed 31 pairs, including 29 active nesting pairs, the most since the survey started in 1989. "The trend is good," said Lee Grimm, park natural resource biologist.

From the BBC UK, by Jonathan Amos If we continue with current rates of species extinction, we will have no chance of rolling back poverty and the lives of all humans will be diminished. That is the stark warning to come out of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), the most comprehensive audit of the health of our planet to date.

One of the most common questions a field forester hears is, "What exactly do you do?" Particularly in California, the answer is complicated. In our state, a forester acts as an intermediary between landowners, loggers, and the agencies charged with implementing environmental laws and regulations.

From Newsweek via the World Business Coucil for Sustainable Development Imagine buildings that generate more energy than they consume and factories whose waste water is clean enough to drink. William McDonough has accomplished these tasks and more.