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Panel says Louisiana gas, oil industries neglected wetlands, files lawsuit
2013-09-01 05:12:35| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
John Barry is vice president of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, which received backlash from politicians after filing a suit against oil and gas companies.
Analysis: Pittsburgh Neglected Flood Risk And Consultant Is Target
2013-04-10 00:18:13| ENR.com: Headline News
A lawsuit over flooding deaths in Pittsburgh in 2011 shows years of neglect to a regular problem with river control but is less clear in how a consulting engineer was negligent.
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04.05.13 -- New Anti-Dengue Virus Drugs For Neglected Tropical Disease Researched
2013-04-04 03:45:10| drugdiscoveryonline Home Page
04/05/13Drug Discovery Online Newsletter
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Tokyo Institute Of Technology And Astellas Launch Collaborative Research For New Anti-Dengue Virus Drugs For Neglected Tropical Diseases
2013-03-21 04:09:00| drugdiscoveryonline News Articles
Tokyo Institute of Technology ("Tokyo Tech"; Tokyo, Japan; President: Yoshinao Mishima) and Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas")(TOKYO:4503)(President and CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka) recently announced that they have signed a joint research agreement for drug discovery research utilizing Tokyo Tech's TSUBAME2.0 supercomputer to efficiently discover candidates for the treatment of neglected tropical diseases ("NTDs") caused by dengue virus
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Amazon river ecosystems being rapidly degraded, but remain neglected by conservation efforts
2013-02-08 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The world's largest river system is being rapidly degraded and imperiled by dams, mining, overfishing, and deforestation, warns a study published last week by an international team of scientists. Writing in the journal Conservation Letters, researchers led by Leandro Castello, a research associate at the Woods Hole Research Center, catalog the litany of threats facing the Amazon river and its tributaries. They note that existing terrestrial protected areas may not be enough to protect river ecosystems...
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