EARTH DAY 2006 LAUNCHES CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN - WASHINGTON, DC, April 22, 2006 (ENS) - The Earth Day Network has a goal for today - Earth Day 2006 - to inspire 10,000 climate change events worldwide. To combat global warming, Earth Day 2006 will kick off a three year campaign to educate consumers, corporations and governments on the urgent need to take concrete steps on climate change now – before it’s too late. And lots of other Earth Day events are taking place around the world today - see our list of lists. http://www.ens-newswire.com

AMERICAN RIVERS BLASTS ARMY ENGINEERS FOR ENDANGERING WATERWAYS  -  WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2006 (ENS) - In the 2006 version of its annual list of America’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers, the conservation organization American Rivers is focused on reversing the damage it says has been done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The organization believes that 2006 will be a pivotal year for addressing the mismanagement of U.S. waterways by the Corps.  http://www.ens-newswire.com

SWOLLEN DANUBE RIVER OVERFLOWS, FORCING THOUSANDS TO FLEE - BUCHAREST, Romania, April 21, 2006 (ENS) - The Danube River, filled to overflowing by heavy rains and melting snow, has risen to its highest level in more than a century, and thousands of families have fled their homes across the Balkan countries and in Hungary. Some 8,000 people across the region are sheltering in public buildings, in tents and with friends and relatives on higher ground, and authorities warn that thousands more may have to be evacuated. http://www.ens-newswire.com 

TWELVE GOVERNMENTS PROTEST NORWAY'S INCREASED WHALING QUOTA - OSLO, Norway, April 21, 2006 (ENS) - Twelve countries have delivered a formal diplomatic protest to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo over Norway's plans to kill a greater number of North Atlantic minke whales this year. At the end of 2005, the Norwegian government announced a record increase in the number of North Atlantic minke whales Norway plans to take this year, up from 796 to 1052 whales. http://www.ens-newswire.com

Protein Found That Explodes Anthrax Bacteria on Contact - NEW YORK, New York, April 21, 2006 (ENS) - A protein that can fight dreaded anthrax infections and decontaminate large areas where anthrax spores have been released as a bioweapon has been discovered by scientists at Rockefeller University. The protein will be mixed into a solution that could be used in buildings, on transportation equipment, on clothing, even on skin, providing a safe, easy way to fight the spread of anthrax in the event of a mass release.  http://www.ens-newswire.com