Opinion
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January Was Coldest Month Ever
Opinion -Despite the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere over the last few decades, January 1997 was the coldest January ever measured by the system of highly accurate climate satellites orbiting the earth. -
Chemical Industry to Make Multi-Million Dollar Commitment to Research
Opinion -Reinforcing its commitment to carrying out sound science in the pursuit of environmental quality, the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) has announced that it will devote $16 million over the next two years to further investigate the basic -
Climate Treaty Negotiators Put U.S. in No-Win Situation, Experts Say
Opinion -In pressing for an international treaty imposing legally binding limits on emissions of man-made greenhouse gases, the United States is setting an economic trap for itself, according to Thomas G. -
Internal EPA Document May Foreshadow Tax and Regulatory Actions
Opinion -EPA's controversial proposal to tighten air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter is but the latest manifestation of a comprehensive effort by the Clinton administration and its allies in the environmental community and in a host of -
New York Times Tries to Stoke the Fires of Global Warming
Opinion -For some time, global warming enthusiasts have been at a loss to explain why actual measurements of temperatures around the world have not confirmed the warming trend confidently predicted by climate models. -
Against the Tide
Opinion -After Governor Edgar nominated black conservative Lee H. -
Death of Tax Hike Is a Victory for Kids
Opinion -Too bad Bernie wasn't here to see it. Last week, a plan to increase Illinois' income tax died in the Revenue Committee of the Senate. -
If You Love Our Children, It’s Time to Find Alternatives to Public Schools
Opinion -The country's growing private school voucher movement owes its birth and a large part of its success to J. Patrick Rooney, chairman emeritus of Golden Rule Insurance Company. -
AFL-CIO Breaks With Administration on Climate Change Treaty
Opinion -In a major setback for the Clinton administration's climate change policies, the Executive Committee of the AFL-CIO has declared its opposition to a proposed treaty, currently under negotiation, that would impose legally binding limits on emissions of -
Air Pollution and Asthma: Look Again
Opinion -The disturbing spread of asthma in Europe and the U.S. over the last several decades has prompted many observers to see a link between this chronic and debilitating disease and high levels of air pollution. -
CAFE Standards Issue Resurfaces on Capitol Hill
Opinion -In a bid to preempt regulatory action on the part of the U.S. -
Citing Lack of Data, EPA Calls for More Study of Endocrine Receptors
Opinion -In its first evaluation of the scientific research on the effects of endocrine disruptors on human health and the environment, EPA has determined that the controversial subject warrants further study. -
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.