1.   Friends of the Earth is urging local authorities to use the new laws as a means of prosecuting polluting dump sites.

2.   She urged health authorities to carry out urgent research into the problem.

3.   An independent human rights group, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, urged the authorities Thursday to exercise restraint in pursuing Sudjatmiko and other suspects.

4.   Belkin is a newcomer to a growing band of parents and some doctors urging authorities to eliminate requirements for childhood hepatits B vaccination.

5.   But the group has refrained from providing full-scale assistance in the running of the prison and has repeatedly urged the authorities to improve conditions.

6.   Earlier this week, black community leaders urged authorities to investigate whether Martorano killed more blacks than the four he has admitted to.

7.   Over the last two months, Sandlin has urged Mexican authorities to treat House with fairness.

8.   Taiwan urged Canadian authorities not to board the vessel, pledging that Taipei would investigate the alleged incidents.