Opinion
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Water Policy Remains Unresolved International Issue
Opinion -Californians are not the only ones wrestling with the age-old question of water. -
Illinois’ Bald Eagle Count Soars
Opinion -The once-endangered bald eagle is continuing its remarkable comeback in Illinois, with a 42 percent increase in this winter’s population. The Illinois Natural Resources Department counted a record 2,459 bald eagles in the annual mid-winter survey. -
Sea Grant Releases Dioxin Study
Opinion -A new study conducted by Richard E. -
Panel Finds Environmental Education Lacking in Science
Opinion -A report issued April 2 by a panel of scientists, economists, and educators concludes that many environmental education materials used in the nation's schools do not give students enough science and economics to enable them to understand the complex -
‘. . . the Most Massive Abuse of Science I Have Seen.’
Opinion -Putting science in the service of a pre-determined political agenda has become business as usual in Washington. The consequences of this institutional dishonesty have been devastating. -
Controversy Erupts Over PCBs in the Great Lakes
Opinion -EPA and the state of Michigan are locked in an increasingly bitter battle over whether public health officials of the upper Midwestern state should issue a special health advisory warning residents of possible dangers emanating from minute residues of -
Congressional Review of Rulemaking Begins
Opinion -Though little noticed at the time, the 104th Congress did succeed in passing legislation--later signed into law by President Clinton--that holds out the real prospect of a vastly improved regulatory climate in the years to come. -
Split PM, Ozone Proposals
Opinion -TNRCC’s Commissioners on March 6 agreed to recommend to EPA officials that they separate the proposed ground-level ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) revision from the proposal for regulating fine particulate matter (PM 2. -
New Research Questions Basis for Proposed Clean Air Standards
Opinion -As the nationwide debate continues over whether to tighten air quality standards, a body of scientific research has emerged that calls into question many of the assumptions underlying EPA's proposal on particulate matter (PM) and ground-level ozone. -
Major Temperature Indicators Show No Global Warming
Opinion -As residents of the Upper Midwest cope with the aftermath of devastating floods brought on by the melting of record amounts of snowfall this winter, climatological data from a variety of independent sources continue to belie predictions of a feared -
New FDA Tobacco Regulations Raise Constitutional Questions
Opinion -The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed tobacco advertising regulations that, in light of a recent Supreme Court decision, raise far-reaching Constitutional questions. -
Most Economists Reject Global Warming Petition
Opinion -A highly publicized effort by proponents of the theory of global warming to enlist the support of the nation's economists has fallen well short of the mark. -
Supreme Court Allows Landowners Hurt by ESA to Sue
Opinion -In a landmark victory for farmers, ranchers, and other private property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 19 that persons adversely affected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) can sue the government. -
Great Lakes Environmental Controversies Heat Up
Opinion -An ambitious, 25-year-old federal effort aimed at reducing water pollution in the Great Lakes region has undergone a steady erosion in public confidence in recent years. -
EPA’s WasteWi$e Program Highlights Others’ Efforts
Opinion -WasteWi$e is an EPA effort that encourages businesses to develop comprehensive waste reduction programs. WasteWi$e recently announced its 1996 Program Champions. -
Farm State Senators Caution Gore on Proposed Climate Treaty
Opinion -A bipartisan group of farm state senators has written Vice President Al Gore saying they are "increasingly concerned with the lack of adequate attention given to agricultural concerns" in the administration's plans to sign a climate change treaty later -
Documents Reveal Internal Criticism of EPA Enforcement Policies
Opinion -Internal EPA documents released April 2 as a result of a lawsuit reveal that the agency’s own consultants are highly critical of methodology employed by EPA in computing proposed fines in enforcement cases. -
Environmental Regulations Blamed for California Floods
Opinion -One of the most destructive floods in recent California memory--one that caused three deaths and over $2 billion in damages--is being attributed to the regulatory zeal of federal and state agencies rigidly enforcing environmental regulations, notably the -
Emerging Water Markets Help Reduce Shortages
Opinion -One of the most pervasive fears on the minds of millions of people throughout the world is the fear of an imminent water shortage. Some see this as proof that the world is running out of water. Not so! is the emphatic reassurance from Terry L. -
Environmental Compliance: Full Immunity Is Key
Opinion -In the Great Lakes State, we have enjoyed one of the most remarkable economic runs in our history over the last few years. Unemployment has fallen to record lows and the number of people with jobs has risen to record highs. -
Environmentalism at Odds with Free Trade?
Opinion -At the inaugural meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Singapore last December, proponents of linking strict international environmental standards clashed with supporters of free trade. -
GAO: Superfund Cleanup Pace Slows
Opinion -Superfund, the nation's costly and singularly unloved hazardous waste cleanup program, has few supporters save for the legions of lawyers who have made small fortunes exploiting the statute’s vast litigation web. -
Community-Based Schools: Educationally and Economically Essential
Opinion -African-American children in public schools are failing in record numbers, crippling their futures and limiting their careers. For some African-American parents, doing nothing about the problem was not an option. -
Unions the Major Obstacle to Market-Oriented Reforms
Opinion -Those familiar with the school reform movement, and with this newspaper, are keenly aware of the key role--sometimes positive, more recently quite negative--that teacher unions have played in school reform debates nationwide.