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Invasive SpeciesArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlChina Daily,The ministry said the number of invasive species increased from only one in the 1970s to 10 in the 1990s. And between 2000 and 2006 about 20 types of Conservation Groups Request Endangered Species Protection for ... - 20 Aug 2007 Bay Area Indymedia,...due to record water exports from the Delta in recent years, combined with the impact of toxic chemicals and invasive species on the fish. Ottawa, Ontario commitments to Great Lakes too little, too late ... - 20 Aug 2007 Canoe.ca,..."There's just so many things now working in parallel - climate change, invasive species, new toxics, old toxics, historical pollution - and it's just no Curious, concerned drawn to Alakai - 20 Aug 2007 Lihue Garden Island,Critics of the 350-foot Alakai catamaran say the daily trips from O‘ahu to Kaua‘i and Maui will endanger marine life, clog traffic, spread invasive species Origin of reptiles remains a mystery - 20 Aug 2007 NorthJersey.com,They emphasized that the public should not be unduly alarmed, but that the potential threat of invasive species was a very real and growing concern. New Marin Humane Society chief to speak out - 20 Aug 2007 Marin Independent-Journal,Some feel lethal measures are needed to thin the ranks of invasive species. I think as far as I understand, Marin has been concerned with this issue for a Threatened prairie land - 20 Aug 2007 The Olympian,Only about 3 percent of prairie land in Western Washington remains; the rest has fallen victim to development, grazing, farming and invasive species. State battle against ballast and invasive species - Aug 17, 2007 Wisconsin Radio Network,By Jim Dick A new federal court ruling makes it easier for Great Lakes States to fight invasive species. Great Lakes states, including Wisconsin, Forest gallery needles folks on invasive species - Aug 17, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),In "Big Blue Bugs Bleed Blue Black Blood," Jennifer Angus used rubber bugs as stand-ins for truly invasive species like the Japanese beetle. Judge upholds law on invasive species in ships - Aug 17, 2007 Journal Times,That water is the source of many invasive species which have entered the Great Lakes, notably the zebra mussel. Although the US Coast Guard requires Federal Court Throws Out Shippers' Challenge to State Invasive ... - Aug 16, 2007 Alliance for the Great Lakes (press release),..."This is a victory in the fight against invasive species and for the millions of people who depend on the Great Lakes for their jobs and way of life," said Our lakes, our laws - Aug 19, 2007 The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com,At the beginning of this year Michigan put in place a new law to fight off organisms that aren't native to the lakes known as invasive species. Unnatural Landscapes: Tracking Invasive Species - Aug 16, 2007 Read It Here,...“(Once) people understand the significant threats invasive species pose,� writes Terrill, “they will be eager to be part of the solution. Federal judge backs Michigan invasive species law - Aug 16, 2007 WZZM,AP Traverse City - A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging a new Michigan law on invasive species. The law requires oceangoing ships to treat State wants end to ballast discharges blamed for introduction of ... - Aug 8, 2007 Bizjournals.com,..."These invasive species have a devastating effect, not only on the environment, but also on the economy," Grannis told the EPA. A new invasive species is JATROPHA CURCAS: PROMISING BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK OR INVASIVE SPECIES? - Aug 14, 2007 Green Energy News,...(It’s already classified in Western Australia as an invasive species and its use in biodiesel production is banned.) --- It’sa shrub whose oily seeds or Are The Biting Mites Plaguing The Heartland A New Invasive Species? - Aug 15, 2007 Daily GreenThe mystery nibblers have interrupted a pool party in Bolingbrook and picnics at Ravinia. They've been blamed for itchy splotches from western Kane County Michigan ship-ballast law stands - Aug 17, 2007 Detroit Free Press,BY TINA LAM A Michigan law requiring oceangoing ships to sanitize their ballast water to prevent introduction of more invasive species into the Great Lakes Lake Tahoe warmer, dirtier - scientists worry - Aug 16, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle,Schladow said invasive species of fish have been in the lake for about 10 years, but they mostly hang around marinas. The concern is that warming water will Pair of invasive species in Pomeroy Lake, USFS reports - Aug 13, 2007 Ironwood Daily Globe,By ERIC HJERSTEDT SHARP MARENISCO -- Two invasive species, honeysuckle and Eurasian watermilfoil, have recently been found in and around Pomeroy Lake. Judge dismisses shippers' suit against Michigan ballast law - Aug 16, 2007 Newsday,A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging Michigan's new requirement that oceangoing ships treat ballast water for invasive species before Law on ballast treatment is upheld - Aug 16, 2007 Detroit Free Press,Many invasive species, including round gobies and zebra mussels, are thought to have arrived in ballast water. Companies and governments have spent millions Power: Great Lakes progress key for state - Aug 19, 2007 Lansing State Journal,They will demand compliance with the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit is aimed at stopping the invasion of aquatic invasive species such as the zebra mussel, Two Storms Kick Atlantic Hurricane Season Up a Notch - Aug 17, 2007 Environment News Service..."Invasive species have already caused horrendous damage to Michigan's ecology, as well as our economy, and we must make every effort to stop these invaders Sex change wipes out invasive species - Jul 26, 2007 Nature.com (subscription),Gender-bending chemicals could provide a new way to combat invasive species, say researchers. Originally conceived as a cure for the enormous populations of Ruling rightly defends ballast water rules - Aug 17, 2007 Detroit Free Press,The invasive species that keep arriving in ballast water, the most notorious being the zebra mussel, wreak havoc on the lakes. Michigan Court Win Protects Great Lakes - Aug 17, 2007 All American Patriots (press release),Michigan needed to act to prevent further invasive species from being introduced into the Great Lakes. I supported this legislation and was committed to Another Idiotic Environmentalist Opinion - Aug 17, 2007 The National Center for Public Policy Research,Our position on invasive species legislation, as shown here, is that it "should be case-specific, weigh species' benefits against costs, and... be based on GLANCE: Bipartisan push promised on invasive species - Jul 23, 2007 MLive.com,...kill any invasive freshwater species in ballast residue. • Allow states to direct special management plans for ships when new invasive species are detected. Bipartisan push promised on Great Lakes invasive species - Jul 23, 2007 MLive.com,George Voinovich, at a news conference overlooking Lake Erie, said more needs to be done to safeguard the Great Lakes against a risk from invasive species Smokers are an invasive species - Aug 9, 2007 Grand Haven Tribune,In fact, they are a different species, an invasive species. Ironically, I had this epiphany this week in the land of tobacco, Virginia, where I have been What travels to Great Lakes in ocean freighters? - Aug 17, 2007 Scripps News,Invasive species are also spawning court battles. In June, the federation, along with a number of conservation groups, announced they would be suing County welcomes new aquatic invasive species coordinator - Aug 8, 2007 Spooner Advocate,In April 2007, the Washburn County Land and Water Conservation Department was awarded a two-year Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Control grant. Wildfires: Fueling the Argument for Increased Invasive Weed Control - Aug 14, 2007 YubaNet,Contact your state's department of natural resources to find out more about invasive species in your area or log on to http://www.wssa.net/. Feds must deal with invasive species in lakes - Aug 7, 2007 DetNews.com,Invasive species are a real problem, but the situation needs a federal solution. The Inouye bill should go through as speedily as possible. Biology Professor Investigates Invasive Plant Species in County - Aug 6, 2007 Wilkes University,...“Knotweed is the classic invasive species because it just takes over,� Klemow said. “It just shades everything out.� An abandoned mine site in Plains Sen. Reid's bill would establish a fund to fight invasive species - Aug 6, 2007 Nevada Appeal,US Senator Harry Reid of Nevada introduced a bill on Thursday to establish a loan fund to protect the West from non-native invasive species. DEC Seeks Stricter Federal Rules to Fight Invasive Species - Aug 8, 2007 WXXA,...(Albany, NY) AP -- New York State Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis is urging federal officials to close a loophole in the Clean Water Act that permits County Parks department takes on invasive species - Aug 7, 2007 Grand Haven Tribune,..."If we don't battle these invasive species, people will not see the plants that ought to be at these sites," said John Scholtz, county parks director. PJ PHOTOS: SCA- invasive species - Aug 7, 2007 Poughkeepsie Journal,Recreation and Historic Preservation's Invasive Species Control Specialist Rosey Santerre of New Paltz, top left, remove Japanese Stiltgrass, DNR is fishing for flatheads in the Satilla. - Aug 19, 2007 Florida Times-Union,..."Invasive species such as the flathead, fire ants, hemlock woolly adelgids, zebra mussels, kudzu, and so many more, cost the US $138 billion annually in Our view: Dumping invasive species can cost us later - Aug 6, 2007 Norwich Bulletin,As for invasive species found in our waterways, they can easily be transported by fishermen, boats, scuba divers and others who spend time in the water. Gresham invasive-species tour planned Saturday - Aug 6, 2007 OregonLive.com,Gresham will give free guided tours Saturday along the Springwater Trail to illustrate how humans and invasive plants and animals have affected the Invasive Species Alert: Officials urge Lake Powell boaters to ... - Aug 9, 2007 ABC 4,LAKE POWELL, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Utah officials are asking anyone who has been to Lake Powell this summer to inspect their boat -- soon. Judge dismisses shippers' suit against Mich. ballast law - Aug 16, 2007 Lansing State Journal,A new invasive species is believed to arrive in the Great Lakes on average every eight months. "We know that once they get here they become difficult if not Ship ballast law posts victory - Aug 16, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),A round goby sits above zebra mussels in a Great Lakes invasive species exhibit at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Archive: The entire series of reports on Invasive Species 'Hit Squad' tackles threat to environment - Aug 1, 2007 WM Experts (press release),1, 2007) - Once again this summer, an Invasive Species 'hit squad' has fanned out across the province to spread the word about the devastating impact that What travels to Canada in ocean freighters? - Aug 13, 2007 Globe and Mail,Invasive species are also spawning court battles. In June, the federation, along with a number of conservation groups, announced they would be suing ocean Tree of Heaven is An Invasive Species~By Ken Churches - Aug 3, 2007 Pine Tree,Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) also known as ailanthus, Chinese sumac, and stinking sumac is a rapidly growing, deciduous tree native to a region Fish Stocking Threatens Native Species with Invaders - Aug 14, 2007 89.3 KPCC,This week, we've been examining the problem of invasive species in Southland waters. 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