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| 22 March | BBC - Nato reveals Kosovo depleted uranium use. |
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Reuters - Uranium Shells No Hazard in Kosovo - Pentagon. |
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Reuters - NATO admits it used depleted uranium in Kosovo. |
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| 21 March | ENN - NATO admits it used depleted uranium in Kosovo. |
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| 21 February | Reuters - FOCUS - Cyanide spill among worst river pollutions. |
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| 16 February | ENS - Cyanide Spill Propels Demand for Eco-Emergency Force. |
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| 15 February | Herald Tribune - Little Cyanide Peril Is Seen for Danube. |
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ENS - UN Scientists Sample Danube for Cyanide. |
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| 8 February | ENS - UN Confronts Contamination from NATO Bombing of Serbia. |
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| 14 December | Reuters - UN urges clean-up of polluted hot spots in Balkans. |
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| 1 December | ITAR-TASS - West policy to Serbia undermines stability in Balkans. |
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| 11 November | IPS - CONFLICT-ENVIRONMENT: Questions Over Accountability in Kosovo. |
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| 3 November | Chemical Week - UN Finds Yugoslav Pollution Hotspots. |
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| November | Discover -The Soils of War. |
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Earth Islands Journal - What NATO's bombs did to the environment. |
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| 30 October | Financial Times - ENVIRONMENT: Ecumenical Patriarch takes up the cause. |
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| 27 October | LA Times - U.N. Urges Cleanup of 'Hot Spots' Left by Kosovo War. |
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The Guardian - Danube study questions warfare that bombs polluting targets. |
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| 26 October | Reuters - NATO Chief: Milosevic, Not Wreckage, Blocks Danube. |
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| 24 October | NY Times - Belgrade Balks at Removal of War Debris That Clogs the Danube. |
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| 23 October | The Guardian - Children injured by Nato bomb. |
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| 20 October | E Magazine - Kosovo's Wounded Environment. |
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The Guardian - Nato bomb damage threatens Danube. |
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| 17 October | The Baltimore Sun - Long-term result of NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia is devastating pollution. |
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| 16 October | The Independent - Nato obstructs UN inquiry into depleted uranium. |
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| 15 October | Fin. Times - KOSOVO: Nato 'hindered' inquiry. |
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NZZ - Keine Umweltkatastrophe auf dem Balkan. Die Unep meldet gefährliche Verschmutzung in vier Zonen. |
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Reuters - UN calls for Kosovo clean-up to save River Danube. |
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| 14 October | Phil. Inquirer - Yugoslavia is afloat in 'war waste'. A U.N. report is likely to say industrial cities incurred the worst contamination from NATO's bombing. |
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BBC - Sci/Tech - Balkans environment 'seriously damaged'. |
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ENS - UN Pinpoints Four Polluted Balkan Hot-Spots. |
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UN Wire - BALKANS: UN Report Recommends Cleanup Of 'Hot Spots'. |
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Dagbladet - Kosovo ingen miljøkatastrofe. |
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Nettavisen - Nato tier om miljøgift. |
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P4 Radio - Store miljøproblemer etter krigen. |
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Reuters - NATO bombing damaged environment - Serbian experts. |
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| 13 October | ENS - Norway Makes Clean, Green Macedonia Possible. |
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| 4 October | The Independent - Exposed: The deadly legacy of Nato strikes in Kosovo. |
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The Independent - I'd like to believe Nato that depleted uranium is harmless. But I don't. And this is why... |
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| 23 September | ENN - Kosovo Q&A: The environmental cleanup. |
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| 17 September | ENS - KFOR Admits Dumping Explosives in Macedonian Lake. |
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AFP - Danube countries bid to settle differences to clean up river. |
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| 16 September | The Scotsman - Dalyell questions Serbia bombing. |
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The Scotsman - Wanton destruction that solved nothing. |
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| 15 September | EarthVision - WWF Warns of Spreading Toxic Contamination in Yugoslavia. |
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M2 Presswire - WWF: WWF analysis shows toxic contamination in Yugoslavia is spreading. |
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| 14 September | CNN - U.N. identifies Yugoslav post-bombing 'hot-spots'. |
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EarthVision - UN Team Identifies Environmental Hotspots in Yugoslavia. |
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Reuters - U.N. Identifies Yugoslav Post-Bombing Environmental 'Hot-Spots'. |
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UNWire - BALKANS: UN Finds Toxic Hot Spots, Downplays Overall Risk. |
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Reuters - U.N. identifies Yugoslav post-bombing "hot-spots". |
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ENS - Hot Spots in Balkans But No Eco-Catastrophe. |
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BBC - Sci/Tech - Danube pollution warning. |
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| 13 September | AP - Pollution a Result of NATO Bombings. |
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CE Review - Romania's not-so-blue Danube. |
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| 11 September | BBC Monitoring European-Economic - UN team chief: most pollution in Serbia predates conflict |
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| 10 September | BTA - Bulgaria-Environment-Consequences. | |
| 7 September | ENS - KFOR Helicopters Dump Waste in Macedonian Lakes. |
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| 30 August | Reuters - U.N. team to warn Serbia if it finds eco-emergency. |
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| 29 August | WP - Letter From Belgrade. If It Comes From Sky, NATO's to Blame. |
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| 27 August | AP - NATO Destroys Bombs in Adriatic. |
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BBC - Sci/Tech -Depleted uranium study 'shows clear damage'. |
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ENS - Balkans Task Force Checks Danube for Eco-Damage. |
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| 24 August | Reuters - U.N. checks fallout of NATO bombs on Yugoslavia. |
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| 22 August | AP - Kosovo Battle Cost Yugoslavia $64B. |
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| 20 August | Xinhua News Agency - U.N. task force to assess nato bombing impact on Danube river. |
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| 19 August | AFP - Kosovo meeting of UN chiefs postponed. |
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| 16 August | Reuters - Yugoslavia faces ecological disaster, group warns. |
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| 13 August | BBC - Sci/Tech - UN probes Balkan depleted uranium. |
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BBC - World - No clear-up of Nato cluster bombs. |
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AFP - UNEP to probe radioactive pollution in Kosovo. |
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Xinhua News Agency - U.N. begins examining depleted uranium in yugoslavia. |
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| 12 August | Reuters - U.N. probes NATO use of depleted uranium in Kosovo. |
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Deutsche Presse Agentur - Belgrade issues book on "NATO crimes in Yugoslavia". |
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| 10 August | LA Times - Kosovo Wells Emerging as Mass Graves. |
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| 9 August | Earthvision - UN Team Concludes Investigation of Environmental Damage in Yugoslavia. |
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H. Courant - Depleted Uranium A Balkans Hazard. |
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| 8 August | In These Times - Collateral Damage. |
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| 7 August | International Herald Tribune - Mine Death Toll Rising in Kosovo. |
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| 6 August | Boston Globe - UN team finds contamination at sites of NATO bomb attacks. |
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GREENWIRE - Balkans: environmental team leader urges cleanup aid. |
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| 5 August | United Press International - UN: 'Serious' Balkans ecology problems. | |
| 4 August | Chemical Week - Serbia Deemed Safe. | |
| 2 August | Greenwire - Balkans: Expert says Uranium Ammo will cause cancer. |
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ENS - Kosovo's Medical Waste Taints Macedonian Capital. |
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Reuters - Serbia blames NATO bombing for unseasonal weather. |
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| 30 July | BBC - Sci/Tech - Depleted uranium 'threatens Balkan cancer epidemic'. |
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Guardian - Radiation slickness |
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| 29 July | HT - Pollution in Yugoslavia Not as Great as Feared. |
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WP - War Debris In Danube Chokes OffTrade Route. |
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ENS - Balkans Task Force Finds No Eco-Catastrophe. |
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| 28 July | Telegraph - UN denies bombing led to pollution catastrophe. |
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NY Times - Team Finds NATO Bombing Left Few Environment Woes. |
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Reuters - Belgrade - No big ecological catastrophe in Yugoslavia - U.N. |
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| 27 July | MSNBC - Yugoslavia has ecological hot spots. |
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AP - Pollution 'Hot Spots' ID'd in Serbia. |
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CNN - No big ecological catastrophe in Yugoslavia, says U.N. |
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Aftenposten - UN expert: No ecological disaster in Yugoslavia after NATO bombing. |
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Inter Press Service - U.N. worried about war's after effects. |
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| 23 July | ENS - Environmental Damage Assessed in Kosovo, Serbia. |
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MSNBC - Yugoslav town is focus of eco-concerns. U.N. team, local doctors worried about NATO damage. |
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BBC - Sci/Tech - UN team sifts Serb pollution. |
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CNN - Serbian town will be polluted for years following NATO strikes. |
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AP - NATO Missiles' Legacy in Serb Town. |
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| 22 July | Financial Times - BALKANS: Nato uranium "polluting Yugoslavia". |
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REUTERS - Belgrade - UN enviornment team starts field work in Serbia. |
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ITAR-TASS - Yugoslavia: high radiation registered in NATO-hit areas. |
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| 21 July | WP - A Ghost City of Mixed Poisons - NATO Bombs Left Site of Petrochemical Complex a Toxic Slough. |
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| WP - Lights Back on in Kosovo. | ||
| 20 July | CBC - UN begins investigation of environmental damage in Serbia. |
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AFP - Belgrade - UN environment team assesses sites damaged in NATO bombing. |
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MSNBC - Serbia calculates environmental toll. A team of U.N. experts charged with assessing the environmental impact of the Kosovo conflict began its field work in Yugoslavia Tuesday at the ruins of a fertilizer factory destroyed by NATO bombs. |
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REUTERS - Belgrade - A team of U.N. experts arrived in Belgrade yesterday to start assessing the impact of the Kosovo conflict on the environment. |
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ITAR-TASS - Second phase of Focus operation starts in Yugoslavia. |
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| 19 July | AP - U.N. Checks Damage in Yugoslavia | |
CNN - U.N. experts to assess alleged pollution from NATO bombing. |
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BBC - World: Europe Green team investigates Nato campaign. |
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| 17 July | BBC - Sci/Tech UN to assess Balkans environment damage. |
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| 16 July | Chicago Tribune - Kosovo war's jetsam leaves Italy fishermen trawling for trouble. |
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| 14 July | NY Times - Serbian Town Bombed by NATO Fears Effects of Toxic Chemicals. |
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BBC - World Kosovo waterways bombing a 'war crime'. |
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REUTERS - Switzerland -UN experts to check environmental damage in Serbia. |
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| 13 July | Lycos - Geneva -Balkans Task Force Begins Environmental Work in Kosovo. | |
| 8 July | REUTERS - Switzerland - UN environment team asks NATO about Kosovo targets. |
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| 6 July | Seattle Times - Environmental devastation is legacy of war. | |
| July | Monde Diplomatique - Les ravages d'une guerre. |
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| 30 June | REUTERS - Sofia - Bulgaria to ask Yugoslavia about Danube pollution. |
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| IWPR - Hiding Under The Black Rain. | ||
| 29 June | BTA - BULGARIA -Timok contamination. | |
Radio Netherlands - Considerable Environmental Pollution in Yugoslavia. |
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| 28 June | BTA - BULGARIA -Timok dead fish. |
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| 15 June | ENN - Clean up Danube River now, group urges. |
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| 10 June | GRIP Data - Kosovo : une catastrophe écologique et humanitaire. |
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| 9 June | REUTERS - Amsterdam - Yugoslavia said that NATO's bombing campaign had caused an environmental catastrophe not only in its territory but in a large part of Europe. |
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| 6 June | BBC - World - Depleted uranium: the lingering poison. |
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| 2 June | Earth Times - NATO air strikes likely to produce widespread eco-damage in Balkans. |
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| June | Monde Diplomatique - Ces armes si peu conventionnelles. |
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| 27 May | REUTERS - Bucharest - NATO's two-month-old bombing campaign against Yugoslavia has caused acid rains in Romania and its authorities are concerned over the possible long-term impact of pollution on the Danube and the Black Sea. |
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| 26 May | ENN - NATO bombing threatens Bulgaria N-plant. |
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| 21 May | REUTERS - Sofia - Bulgaria's Atomic Energy Committee said yesterday the Kozloduy nuclear power plant has reduced risks related to the war raging in neighbouring Yugoslavia to the minimum. |
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| 20 May | REUTERS - Athens - Greenpeace said yesterday that NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia is not only causing widespread pollution throughout the Balkans but risks a major nuclear accident. |
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The Hartford Courant-Connecticut News - Coating On NATO Bombs Raises Health Issues. |
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BBC - World - Europe Nato's nuclear no-fly zone. |
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| 19 May | ENS - NATO Bombing Has Not Polluted the Danube. |
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Reuters - Athens - NATO Bombing Hurts Balkan Environment Greenpeace. |
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| 18 May | BBC - Sci/Tech UN environment team in Serbia. |
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| 17 May | REUTERS -The Hague - The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) called on NATO to promise not to use landmines in the Kosovo conflict. |
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| 16 May | BBC - World: Europe Nato dumps bombs in Adriatic. |
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| 12 May | ENN - U.N. panel to monitor Balkans environment. |
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| 11 May | ENS - UN Task Force to Monitor Environmental Impact of Balkans War. |
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| 10 May | ENS - European Environment Ministers Alarmed at NATO Bombing. |
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REUTERS - Bruxelles - NATO's bombing campaign in Yugoslavia threatens to create an environmental crisis in the region, the World Wide Fund for Nature said late last week. |
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| 9 May | San Jose Mercury News - Pollution alleged amid airstrikes. |
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| 7 May | BBC - World - Europe Pollution threat to Danube reported. |
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BBC - Sci/Tech - Pentagon confirms depleted uranium use. |
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| 6 May | REUTERS - Athens - NATO air raids against Yugoslavia have launched a Greek-French battle over asparagus, with Athens accusing French producers on Wednesday of waging an unfair trade war against that grown in Greece. |
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| 29 April | Newsweek - Toxic Bombs? | |
| 27 April | REUTERS - Belgrade - Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic has urged U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to prevent further ecological damage from NATO air attacks, the Yugoslav state news agency Tanjug said. |
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| 23 April | ENN - Goldman winner has advice for Balkans. |
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| 21 April | ENN - Environment a casualty of NATO bombing. | |
| 19 April | NY Times - CRISIS IN THE BALKANS: NUCLEAR SPECTER; Experts Fear War Accident Could Spread Lab Uranium. | |
REUTERS - Belgrade - NATO pounded Yugoslavia's industrial and transport infrastructure on the 25th night of its bombing campaign, with smoke from burning chemical plants threatening to engulf Belgrade, Serb media said. |
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REUTERS - Belgrade - Serb officials said yesterday NATO attacks on chemical plants and refineries around Belgrade could cause an ecological disaster and took steps to evacuate residents living nearby. |
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| 18 April | BBC-World - Serbian toxic fumes fear. |
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| 8 April | REUTERS - Bonn - Around 20 demonstrators occupied the headquarters of Germany's Greens yesterday, accusing the party of betraying its pacifist principles by supporting NATO air strikes to end the Kosovo conflict. |
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