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A reprint of the article "The Southern Revolt Against Offshore Oil Drilling," which appeared in the March 2018 edition is presented. It outlines the opposition from coastal communities including South Carolina to an Interior Department proposal to open all U.S. coastlines to oil and gas exploration and drilling. It invites readers to express their opposition by sending a message to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke regarding the proposed plan.

The article reports that the oil and gas drilling will affect the grazing land in western U.S. Drilling on public land needs scrutiny from citizens and government scientists through the National Environmental Policy Act. The BLM is proposing new leases for the region, including within the Los Padres National Forest, California. The energy industry planning to exploit roadless areas, forests, and rangelands, especially as government agencies have lagged in regulating industrial activities and protecting public lands.

The article offers information related to the oil consumption rate in the U.S. It mentions that the U.S. accounts for 42 percent of all energy related carbon dioxide emissions through burning of petroleum, contributing greatly to future worsening of climate change. It comments that alternatives are already available for most uses of oil, and adopting them will improve our lives along with the slowing of climate change. It highlights several proposed policies in the reduction of carbon emission in different carbon contributors in the U.S. including cars and light trucks, big trucks and buses, and air travel.

The article cites some improvements for the betterment of the U.S. electoral system. According to the author the electoral system of the country is in tatters. And it needs immediate attention of the lawmakers. Although the Americans show their willingness to improve the system at the time of election but as the election passes they prefer to ignore it at least until the next time it frustrates the will of the people. Although the United States prides itself as a beacon of democracy to the rest of the world, for the second time in a row their presidential election appeared bumbling, if not outright fraudulent. Sergio Aguayo, an election observer and political scientist at the Colegio de Mexico in Mexico City, told that the partisan way the election was run looks an awful lot like the old Mexican. Then U.S. President Jimmy Carter, whose Carter Center monitors elections around the world, said that in Florida, some basic international requirements for a fair election were missing. It is further noted in the article that when elections are unfair, the environment loses. While polls show that large majorities of the American public favor strong environmental protections, those aspirations are routinely frustrated by a flawed voting system.

Presents an interview with cognitive scientist George Lakoff about the relation of family life to environmental issues. Example of the concept of framing of Lakoff; Implications of the phrase protecting the environment for Lakoff; Ways by which environmental issues may be addressed and properly framed.

Assesses the role of U.S. Republicans in environmental protection in the U.S. History of the development of the Republicans for Environmental Protection in March 1995; Efforts taken by former U.S. Republican President Theodore Roosevelt regarding land conservation; Contributions of several Republican leaders to the protection of natural resources in the U.S.

Uncovers the conservation problems in national parks and reserves across the U.S. Agencies responsible for managing the public lands; Historical background of the national parks and reserves; Criticisms against the conservation approach of the federal government.

Analyzes the effects of environmental policy requirements imposed by the European Union (EU) on the business practices of U.S. companies. Decision of the EU to require manufacturers to conduct extensive safety and environmental tests on common chemicals; Implications of the legislation for U.S. companies; Plan of a U.S. delegation of senior chemical-industry executives to meet with European regulators; Other environmental policies imposed by the EU. INSET: EUROPE LEADS THE WAY.

Provides insights on the 1996 presidential elections focusing on candidates President Bill Clinton and Bob Dole's agenda concerning the environment. Dole as having the worst environmental voting record; Background on Dole's proposed environmental policies; Assessment of the Clinton Administration's efforts concerning environmental protection.

Focuses on Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and his environmental policies. Respect from the media and from environmentalists; Contention for Supreme Court seat; Budget reduction; Problems of setting sky-high goals.

Discusses efforts by developers to fill in America's wetlands. Construction on wetlands and the Clean Water Act; Importance of wetlands in capturing pollutants; Wetlands providing nature's most abundant sources of food; Destruction of wetlands in the U.S.; Environmental costs of loss; Decline of coastal fisheries; Defining the different types of wetlands; Farming on wetlands; Complaints over enforcement of the Clean Water Act; Dan Quayle's Council on Competitiveness; More.

Details a Sierra Club outing to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which President George Bush had attempted to open up for oil drilling as part of his `National Energy Strategy.' Voted down by Congress on November 1, 1991 following intense lobbying by Sierra Club and other environmental groups; Weather; Wildlife; How the tundra looks and feels; History of area; Area's in hospitableness; Need for wilderness status. INSET: A line on the tundra (saving the Arctic Refuge), by P.R..

Discusses two initiatives on California's November ballot and the controversy surrounding them: The Consumer Pesticide Enforcement Act and the Global Warming and Clearcutting Reduction, Wildlife Protection, and Reforestation Act. Sponsors; Resulting reforms; Proponents' and opponents' claims.

Describes the disastrous ecological situation in Czechoslovakia. Repressive control of environmental information under former Communist Party; High rates of cancer, cardiac disease, and respiratory ailments; Effects of brown coal mining, power stations, and petrochemical plants; Environmental priority under President Vaclav Havel.

Surveys the political landscape in California where Proposition 65, the toughest toxics-control law the nation has ever seen, now operates. Is it effective.

The Soviet Union covers one-sixth of the Earth's land surface, providing homes to an abundance of life forms, many of which are found nowhere else. But national attitudes towards growth are changing and concern over the environment is increasing.Soviet system of protected lands; descriptions of major vegetation zones.

Despite President Reagan's sweeping 49-state victory, environmentalists actually gained ground in Congress, thanks to voters who felt comfortable with Reagan, but have enough reservations about his policies to elect congressional candidates who would check his excesses.

The article reports about the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte's population has nearly tripled over the past four decades, and the rate of development has raced along even faster. Charlotte is a lot like many other fast-growing cities in the United States. In many ways, it's an unlikely place for a green revolution. Mayor Pat McCrory, who heads the Environment Committee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, is pushing to improve Charlotte's mass transit and clean its air. Under his leadership, the city has passed tree-protection and water-quality ordinances and is working to make isolated neighborhoods more pedestrian friendly by adding sidewalks, bridges and paths. The city is also a pioneer in brownfield redevelopment, cleaning up and refurbishing old industrial sites.

Presents news briefs related to environmental protection and policy in the U.S. as of July 2003. Health effects of traffic-generated pollution; Details of the citizen suit filed by environmental organizations against Georgia Power; Scenes in the video filmed by Ben Gregoria that persuaded a hog-slaughtering plant in east Alabama to shut down in the middle of a civil trial.

The article provides information on the actions taken by Sierra Club's badass team of environmental lawyers against Presidential administration of the U.S. President Donald Trump as the administration tries to weaken environment regulations. Topics discussed include regulations for methane pollution from oil and gas, Environmental Law and fossils fuels.

The article focuses on the environmental policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The topics include the president's decision to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, the reduction in the size of two national monuments in Utah, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante, the decision of the U.S. Interior Department to renew the lease for a copper and nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.

Discusses President Bill Clinton's promise to `green up' the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The aim of NAFTA; The claim that a growing economy could make Mexico greener; Report by the Economic Policy Institute; How NAFTA's operative details are blatantly anti-environmental; Comment by House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt; More; Resources.

Anticipates the United States Supreme Court's upcoming decision on whether the sanctity of private property outweighs the government's authority to protect the environment. The `taking clause' of the Fifth Amendment; Real estate schemes of buying lands, being denied building permits, and receiving top-dollar compensation; The case with Nevada rancher Wayne Hage; Details.

Criticizes Alaska Gov. Wally Hickel's development plans for projects that will destroy the environment. Lack of concern for environmental needs; His attempt to build a road on the cliffs of the Copper River to the isolated coastal town of Cordova; The Sierra Club lawsuit that blocked the same action 20 years ago; Hickel's violation of the Clean Water Act; Plans for a natural gas pipeline; The Alaska Independence Party's demand for succession from the union; More.

Describes the Valdez Principles, ten guideline incentives aimed at making corporations more environmentally responsible. Developed by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economics (CERES); Requests made of corporations.

Discusses a report compiled by leaders of 30 environmental groups and given to president-elect George Bush. Entitled `Blueprint for the Environment,' it contains over 700 recommendations, including a call for new environmental agencies and conservation efforts. Blueprint areas of concern; Some recommendations.

The article offers information on the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a policy initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fight climate change and limit carbon pollution from power plants. It states that the policy requires states to create plans for reducing carbon emissions from power plants using the 2005 emissions as the baseline. It mentions the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) on environmental regulations.

The article focuses on the behavior of billionaire-turned-politician Donald Trump including his character of being a bully, his bigotry and his would-be environmental policies.

An interview with the host of the radio program "Living the Earth," Steve Curwood, is described. The challenges associated with promoting a radio show addressing environmental concerns are noted. The handling of environmental health issues including the effects of chemicals such as Bisphenol A, dioxin, and lead is described. The possibilities for environmental reporting under U.S. President Barack Obama are also noted.

The article discusses environmental issues at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. The author states that the organizers pledged to be energy efficient, use sustainable building practices, and utilize clean technologies. The games, however, will be a mixed result in terms of being ecologically friendly. Solar energy will heat the shower water at the Athletes Village and the aquatics center will recycle its water. However, China has opened coal-fired power plants outside Beijing to replace the plants inside Beijing it shut down for the summer games. Also discussed are the eco-conscious efforts of individual Olympic athletes,

The article focuses on retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s president and CEO Lee Scott, who recently announced that his company is going green. Scott promised to raise the efficiency of the company's fleet of trucks by 25 percent and to reduce solid-waste production at its U.S. stores by the same amount over the next three years. He pledged to lower greenhouse-gas emissions at U.S. outlets by 20 percent over the next seven years. However, even the greenest big-box store is still hard on the environment, and Wal-Mart has a lot of big-box stores. The asphalt surrounding a 250,000-square-foot superstore produces 413,000 gallons of contaminated stormwater runoff for every inch of rain.

This article presents an interview with Robert Bullard, a sociology professor at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia. Bullard is the founder of the school's Environmental Justice Resource Center and the writer and editor of 12 books, from 1990's "Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class," and "Environmental Quality to the Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights," and "Politics of Pollution," an anthology published this fall by Sierra Club Books. His eyes were first opened to environmental discrimination in 1978, when he helped his attorney wife collect data for a lawsuit against a company that had sited a landfill in an African-American Houston community. He says that Hurricane Katrina supports what environmental-justice activists have been saying for more than three decades. When one connects the dots and look at the facts, it's irrefutable that all communities are not created equal. If a community happens to be poor, or a community of color, or located on the wrong side of the tracks, it gets unequal protection.

This article presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed previously in the journal "Sierra." The article "Can Technology Save the Planet?," published in the July-August issue of the journal, stated that the problems confronting humanity are fundamentally attitudinal. As the authors of the book "The Quantum and the Lotus," wrote that, science does not produce wisdom. While the insights of science can help people change the world, only human thought and concern can enlighten people about the path they should follow in life. The article "The Perfect Fix," on agricultural items was criticized. Most could have been written by agribusiness corporations. For example, while there are some advantages to no-till farming, it is a way of growing grains that is totally dependent on toxic chemicals. Moreover, nutrient contamination from no-till agriculture remains a significant problem. Jonathan Rowe's naive anti-market diatribe, "The Common Good" published in the July-August issue of the journal, blames markets for society's unwillingness to circumscribe not only the market but also political and corporate power with rules that protect basic social values.

The article claims that the U.S. administration is weakening the national environmental laws of the country. Industry-funded polemicists and politicians who deride national standards as inefficient command and control approaches argue that problems can be better solved at the local level. The federal government has slashed spending on clean water, even though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the nation's sewage-treatment facilities need $390 billion over the next 20 years. U.S. President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress have tried to give responsibility to whatever level of government is least likely to do a good job. The Bush Administration and the radical right in the U.S. Congress are trying to destroy modern pollution control, while trying to strip citizens of their power to stop them. When California required that automakers to sell zero-emission vehicles in the state, the administration and auto companies sued. Some of the judges on the federal bench dispute the right of citizens to challenge the lax enforcement of environmental laws in court.

Presents an update on issues and events concerning environmental protection in the U.S. as of March 2005. Benefits of the rules on slant drilling implemented by the National Park Service for oil well operators in Texas in 2001; Parks affected by the rules; Launch of the conservation project of the Upper Columbia River Group of the Northern Rockies Chapter.

Focuses on the views of the Sierra Club on the environmental policies of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Information on the club's campaign against Bush in the 2004 presidential election; Efforts of the club to recruit volunteers; Partnership of the club with various organizations.

Focuses on the programs launched by the Sierra Club to address migration, human rights, fair trade and population issues. Information on the March for Women's Lives to protest the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to eliminate funding for family-planning services locally and abroad; Efforts of the club in helping developing countries create and maintain strong environmental and health standards; Collaboration of the club with Amnesty International to support environmental leaders in developing nations that are protesting unfair trade policies.

Features the contributions of several Republican leaders to environmental protection in the U.S. Establishment of the U.S. Forest Service by former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt; Bills on the protection of the environment signed and encouraged into law by former U.S. President Richard Nixon; Contributions of Connecticut Representative Nancy Johnson to a bill that would designate the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness.

Presents information on the Farm Bill of 2002 in the U.S. Background of the bill's Environmental Quality Incentives Program; Criticisms on the U.S. government; Discussion on agricultural free trade.

Comments on the environmental protection policy of the government of U.S. President George W. Bush. Views on the State of the Union message of Bush for 2003; Opinion on the 1972 Clean Water Act; Proposal of the government to leave environmental decisions to the market and to individual states.

Discusses the issue regarding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in the United States (U.S.). Decision of U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge on the lawsuit filed by the state of Idaho and timber firm Boise Cascade to block implementation of the law; Effort of the U.S. Foreign Service to revise the rule.

Discusses the proposal of the administration officials of United States President George W. Bush and his Republican allies to open up protected wilderness areas and public lands for oil exploration. National monuments which the administration plans to open for oil exploration; Claims concerning the effects of drilling technologies on public lands; Actions taken by former President Bill Clinton to promote the protection of public lands during his term.

Focuses on the disbanding of the wise-use group People for the USA in the United States (U.S.). Reasons for ending the efforts in the alleged anti-environmentalism; Possibility that the members join other similar groups; Challenges U.S. President George W. Bush may face in recalling an environmental policy that prohibits logging and road building in several national forests.

Covers the effort of the periodical `Sierra,' and environmentalist groups to opposed anti-environmental legislative measures in the United States Congress. Achievements made by environmental groups and the periodical in thwarting congressional measures; Comments on the stance of United States President George W. Bush on environmental issues; Recommendation for environmentalists.

Reports on the effect of United States governors' environmental agendas on the nation's environmental policy stasis. Appointment of former Sierra Club lobbyist Bill Holman as North Carolina's chief environmental enforcer; Declaration of a moratorium on roadbuilding in national forests by president Bill Clinton; Proposal of a clean-water initiative restoring the nation's wetlands.

Reports on the Sierra Club's participation in a global warming conference held in Kyoto, Japan. Highlights of the conference; Comments on developed nations' commitment to global warming reduction; Environmental activists' concern over the United States' policy on reducing global warming.

Asserts that the US Congress' anti-regulatory campaign was a euphemism for anti-environment. Efforts of the Sierra Club to sustain the environmental movement; Extent of success of anti-environment proposals in the legislative body.

Contends that national environmental policy is still being made as though the future does not matter. Example of the Superfund debate; The law's requirement that industries clean up the messes they create; Expense of cleanups; Tentative adoption by President Bill Clinton's administration of paving over rather than decontaminating toxic-waste sites.

Looks at Republican reaction to the inclusion of volunteers in Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's proposed National Biological Survey to catalog the biological resources of the United States. Objection of Rep. Billy Tauzin (D-La.) to inventory of private as well as public lands; The commercial profit that motivates the property-rights movement; The best response to their arguments to be found in Justice Harry Blackmun's dissent in the Lucas case.

Criticizes Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt as more occupied with salvaging than saving, more concerned with politics than preservation. Fall 1993 establishment of his new scientific agency `The National Biological Survey'; What it will do; Endangered Species Act; Comparison of Babbitt's enthusiasm for publicly sponsored science with General John Wesley Powell; Comment by Babbitt.