Burleigh Lifts Burning Ban
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By GORDON WEIXEL  Burleigh County lifted its nearly three-month burning ban Tuesday, but Morton County's remains in place.  The U.S. Forest Service also announced that Level II fire restrictions were rescinded for the northern portion of the Little Missouri National Grassland.
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Residents in council housing in Bristol, are up in arms over a decision by their local council to ban doormats because they pose a &quot;tripping hazard&quot; for anyone escaping a fire, The Guardian reported.
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Smokers bemoaning the new ban on lighting up in pubs and other indoor public spaces in England have a new sanctuary: Stoke-on-Trent.
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A European ban on exports of British livestock, meat and dairy products, imposed after the foot-and-mouth outbreak, is lifted.
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PRIME Minister John Howard has backed curfews and alcohol bans for Aboriginal communities where leaders want to put them in place.
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Big game hunters can return to Africa to shoot the black rhino after a 20-year worldwide ban on trade in the animals was lifted yesterday.
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A ban on smoking in virtually all enclosed public places has come into force throughout England.
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The public is urged to help bring those responsible for burning illegal materials on bonfires before the courts.
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By Michael McNutt, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 13--Burning restrictions were lifted Tuesday for about half the counties in the state, including Oklahoma and Tulsa counties.   Recent rains, mainly in the northwestern and western parts of the state, prompted Gov.
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Hong Kong smokers have been lighting up 12 million more cigarettes a month since the city imposed a public-smoking ban a year ago, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
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By EUGENE TONG\\ Staff Writer  GLENDALE -- Incense burned during a grave visit over the weekend ignited a parched lawn at Grand View Memorial Park, leading city officials Wednesday to ban the item from the recently reopened cemetery.
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By DEUCHRASS, Andrea  QUEENSTOWN -- The owner of the Frankton Arms Tavern said he had no immediate plans to appeal an Environment Court decision banning patrons from using its outdoor area after 8pm.
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By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 22--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday adopted new limits on tiny soot that might be a threat to public health.   The limits announced in a teleconference by EPA Administrator Stephen L.
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About 1,500 people were allowed to return home Thursday, a day after butane fumes from a wrecked tanker truck caused explosions in at least two homes.
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Throw away the matches and get rid of the lighter if you want to kick the smoking habit. The Peoria City/County Health Department is there to help.
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Manuel Bussac predicts he will smoke more and work less when France's ban on smoking in public spaces kicks in Thursday. His firefighter friend, Bernard Geoffrey, says the ban will help him quit his pack-a-day habit.
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By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 21--Concerns about a proposed year-round fire ban have apparently been spreading like wildfire since Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled the measure two weeks ago.