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The article throws light on certain environmental issues that are of concern for environmentalists and legislators in the United States in the year 2005. The author notes that with a huge budget deficit and a war in Iraq, major new legislation and funding for environmental will be very difficult this year in the U.S. Congress. Among several proposals, which are up for discussion in the U.S. Congress, the fate of the proposal to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil production remains uncertain. Although research funding appears to be level or decreasing at major environmental funding agencies, there will be some opportunities in 2005.

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.