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Discusses science and environment issues on the agenda of the 101st Congress of the United States. Number of bills introduced in the House of Representatives focusing on acid rain and industrial emissions; Details of legislation aimed at leasing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploration; Details of a bill that would establish the American Heritage Trust Fund, a method to financing acquisition of land for conservation outside the appropriation process; Details of a bill aimed at biological diversity conservation; Cash value of science scholarships to strengthen science education in the U.S.

Discusses the positions of U.S. presidential candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis on environmentalism. Press coverage of environmental issues during the summer before the election, causing concern about the health of the oceans and global climate change; The support of the New York Times for Dukakis' call for international cooperation to deal with global environmental problems such as atmospheric pollution and ocean dumping; Divergence in the environmental views of Bush and Dukakis, including on the issues of the future role of nuclear energy, reduction in SO2, halting below-cost timber sales from national forests, and drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.