Charity News from Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2002Environmental Defense Salutes Passage Of Clean Smokestacks BillEnvironmental Defense | Environmental Defense today praised the N.C. General Assembly for passage of the Clean Smokestacks Bill, landmark legislation that will deeply cut harmful emissions from the state's 14 coal-fired power plants. "North Carolina has been waiting ... Food for the Hungry Responds to Floods in Central America Food for the Hungry | Food for the Hungry is providing food and shelter-building materials for flood victims in Honduras and Nicaragua. Since Hurricane Mitch in 1998, disaster relief efforts have been the focus of Food for the Hungry's involvement in Honduras and ... Obesity After Menopause Seen to Increase Breast Cancer Risk American Cancer Society | Women who are overweight or obese after menopause have a greater risk of dying from breast cancer than women who maintain a normal weight, according to findings from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II (CPS-II).
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