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Profiles John D. Graham, head of the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Control over environmental regulations passed by the U.S. Congress; Personal background; Controversy over environmental views and policies.

Presents the environmental views of several U.S. Republican Legislators. Efforts of Richard Pombo to oppose the Endangered Species Act; Campaign of Pete Domenici for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Interest of John McCain on greenhouse gas emission.

Focuses on environmental policies of the administration of United States President George W. Bush. Proposal to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil development; Low-profile maneuvers to undermine many of the nation's environmental laws and regulations; 'Pro-business' reputations of appointments to major environmental posts.

Takes a look at New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman's deregulation program that provides flexibility for companies to do pollution prevention. Emphasis on self-monitoring; Claims of boosting the economy without harming the environment; Concept of facility-wide permits; Doubling of air pollution at the Schering-Plough plant. INSETS: About the series.;About the Oakes Award..

Criticizes the environmental policies of United States President George W. Bush. Kyoto protocol on global warming; Opposition of any legislation on the mandatory reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from electric power plants; Validation of a claim on the compliance to an energy production policy.

Presents news items related to environmental conditions and policies in the United States as of September 2000. Environmental groups' support for U.S. President Bill Clinton's plan to protect roadless forest areas; Threat of erosion to the country's coastal areas.

The article reports on the issue concerning the bears as endangered species in the U.S. This issue is associated with fact that government could not have picked a worse time to remove the grizzly bear from the endangered species list. In addition, this issue is related to the vital food supply at risk due to climate change.

The article focuses on the responsibility of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in protecting the environment from the dangers of pesticides. The agency has announced restrictions of some home applications of chemicals and required new labeling for controversial pesticides. The agency was once sued for its failure to realize its prohibition of unsafe pesticides.

Focuses on the Natural Resources Defense Council's documentation of policy changes on environmental protection by the Bush administration. Publication of the council's "Rewriting the Rules" fourth annual edition; Increase in toxic releases from industrial facilities; Levels of mercury and sewage contamination in U.S. rivers and streams; Impact of corporate interests on government science.

Reports on Southwest Utah Public Health Department's provision of free vaccinations for hepatitis A and tetanus in relation to the occurrence of storms that destroyed sewage lines. Legal issues pertaining to the dumping of sewage into waterways under the Clean Water Act; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's policy proposal that would allow wastewater treatment facilities to dump sewage after solid wastes have been removed; Mixture of sewage with disinfected water.

Focuses on impediments on the plan of the U.S. government to bury harmful trash at the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump site in Nevada. Permission on waste disposal from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Court ruling on inadequacy of the Environmental Protection Agency's safety standards; Storage of radioactive waste in a stable rock formation.

Reports on lawsuits filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council against five electric utilities in the U.S. for alleged public nuisance resulting from carbon dioxide emission. Defendants of the lawsuit; Implication of the lawsuit for environmental movement against global warming; Facts of the case.

Looks at reports on unaccounted mercury loss in the U.S. according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Claim of industry officials on the issue; Limitations set by the agency on mercury emissions; Implication of regulatory changes for the incident.

Interviews Eliot Spitzer, the crusading attorney general of New York State, regarding environmental laws in the U.S. Insights on his winning case against the midwestern utility Ohio-Edison; Implication of the initiatives of U.S. President George W. Bush to change the Clean Air Act for the industry; Momentary disability of the environmental movement.

Analyzes the article 'There's More Than One Way to Protect Wetlands,' by U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman that appeared as an editorial in the 'New York Times.' Analysis of how the article adheres to conservative political strategist Frank Lutz' pointers on modifying vocabulary on environmental policy.

Reports on a 16-page memo authored by conservative political strategist Frank Lutz providing pointers on how the Republican Party and U.S. president George W. Bush should alter vocabulary on environmental policies during the presidential campaign. Noted fidelity of the Bush administration to the Luntz approach.

Reports on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rules for treating tap water for cryptosporidium and other microbes that can cause serious intestinal problems. Rules for chlorine disinfection.

Discusses the United States Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) report, entitled 'Testing the Waters' which identified programs needed to protect the public from beach pollution. President Clinton's signing of a law that will protect beachgoers by requiring states to adopt strong standards for water quality at beaches.

Focuses on a bill approved in New York City that will assist the city in its attempt to have at least two percent of all automobiles offered for sale in New York State to be electric vehicles. Brief information on a tax incentive that will assist this objective; Comments from Rich Kassel, an attorney for the United States Natural Resources Defense Council.

Presents news items related to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the anti-environmental bills of legislators in the United States Congress as of June 1, 1996. Includes the victory for Utah lands; Reauthorization of three Farm Bills by NRDC; Abandonment of the reform bills on the existing environmental health and safety standards. INSETS: What about the last hundred...?;legislation in Congress.

Presents news items related to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the federal government in the United States. Includes the creation of the President's Council on Sustainable Development by President Bill Clinton; Educational advertisement of NRDC on the environmental stand of legislators.

In this article, the author focuses on the importance of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). He states that NEPA safeguards the principles of participatory democracy and provides the right to comment on proposed projects to the U.S. citizens. He also states that NEPA requires review of environmental projects such as dam construction by environmental groups and government officials and their potential impact on environment.

In this article, the author discusses the intention of the Tea Party to remove the benefits from the Clean Air Act, considering the response of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The author states that the Tea Party is attacking the Clean Air Act, making efforts to limit or block environmental safeguards. The author adds that the NRDC have launched campaigns towards associating the environmental issues with the health of American families.

Several excerpts related to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are presented, such as "Clinton Review of Canada Pipeline Ignores Risks, Group Say" from "Bloomberg" in the August 25, 2011 issue, "Texas Lawmakers Applaud Obama Decision to Block EPA Reg; Environmentalists Hiss" from "Houston Chronicle" in the September 7, 2011 issue, and "Sports Rally Around Green Projects" from "New York Times" in the October 25, 2011 issue.

Several excerpts from the articles related to the Natural Resources Defense Council are presented including "Climate Accord Suggests a Global Will, if Not a Way," published in the February 2, 2010 issue of time.com, "When a Home Energy Audit Pays," published in the January 7, 2010 issue of CNNMoney.com, and "Putting the Brakes on Pedal Power," published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Washington Post.

The article analyzes the responsibility of the U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in strengthening the economic and environmental policies in the U.S. According to the author, one of the responsibilities of Obama is to strengthen some of the most destructive environmental policies of the past 50 years. She added that although Obama's top priority is to strengthen the economy, environmental concerns need not to be sidelined.

The article argues that the best investment that the U.S. can make is in a green energy future that will help fend off the worst effects of global warming. Studies by the Environmental Protection Agency and a group of financial analysts at McKinsey & Co. in 2007 have shown that countering global warming will have a hardly noticeable effect of overall economic output. It is also pointed out that these studies did not even consider the benefits of cleaner air.

The article reports on the National Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) support of the climate security bill of 2007. The bill is designed to limit global warming pollution in the United States and reduce it over time by creating a market-based system in which polluters can either cut their emissions or acquire pollution allowances that will fund new energy technologies.

The article reports that 17 states have adopted or are in the process of adopting auto emissions standards. However, on one state has been able to implement the standards. California has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for withholding permission to implement its new standards. Meanwhile, automobile manufacturers persist in their efforts to block California's standards.

The article reports that on April 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Bush Administration's claim that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has no authority to regulate carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act. The court ruled that the greenhouse gas is an air pollutant like any other. Some of the supporters of the lawsuit include the Natural Resource Defense Council and 12 states led by Massachusetts.

The article reports that the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) is coordinating with the Congress for the New Urbanism and the U.S. Green Building Council to establish guidelines for building and certifying new neighborhoods according to smart growth principles. The principles include creating leafy public spaces and tree-lined streets, providing access to public transportation and locating all the necessities of life within a short walk.

The article reports that the U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council and a coalition of 30 states, cities, and environmental groups is planning to argue that the federal government can and should regulate pollutants that contribute to global warming. The government maintains that the Clean Air Act does not grant it the authority to limit carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping emissions.

The article reflects on the events happening inside the White House relating to environmental issues. In May 2006, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush sent a proposal to Congress seeking permission for a reconstruction of fuel economy standards. The author views this as a cause to weaken current law fuel economy standards and would even result to an overall decrease in fuel efficiency. On the other hand, legislation introduced by Richard Pombo on fisheries management, would roll back key conservation provisions.

Reports on the participation of National Resource Defense Counsel with environmental and foreign policy luminaries and a coalition of other groups to launch the Earth Legacy Campaign in the U.S. Call for the formation of the first congressional commission to examine the state of the global environment; Adequacy of the current efforts to protect the environment; Achievement of political consensus on science; Adoption of a resolution encouraging the United Nations to declare a moratorium on high-seas bottom.

Comments on the implication of the reelection of President George W. Bush on environmental policies in the U.S. Incapability of the Bush to stand up for wilderness protections, clean water, or any environmental safeguard; Need for creating a partnerships with leaders of both parties at the state and local levels to win environmental policies; Progress made by California in the battle against global warming by setting limits on carbon dioxide emissions for automobiles.

Reports on the West Virginia court order that restricts the Army Corps of Engineers to allow dumping of rocky wastes into river valleys by mountaintop mining operations. Complainants of the lawsuit; Implication of the court decision for future valley fills in the region; Applications of the rubber stamp permit.

Reports environmental developments in the U.S. Congress as of fall 2004. Energy bill proposed by Representative John Dingell; Signature campaign for the proposal launched by the representative; Introduction of bills that would weaken the Endangered Species Act by the House Committee on Resources.

Reports that the U.S. House of Representatives have dropped a bill allowing oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in June 2004. Attempt made by Republican proponents to pursue the project; Withdrawal of support on the project by the United Mine Workers; Cause of the miner's decision.

Reports on the court ruling on disbursement claims of farmers in California, due to profit loss resulting from the government's withholding of water to safeguard endangered species. Contention of the complainants; Limitations on the farmers rights; Implication of granting reimbursement claims for the conservation project.

Focuses on approaches for promoting environmental policies to U.S. congressional leaders. Complexities of advocating environmental federal regulations; Significance of support from financial institutions for the advocacy; Contribution of environmentalists on the establishment of environmental policies.

Reports that the United States District Court in Washington, D.C. has slapped down another of Vice President Dick Cheney's attempts to keep the proceedings of his Energy Task Force out of public view when it ordered more files to be opened for all to see.

Reports that the Natural Resources Defense Council has assessed the administration's environmental policies and has documented a historic attack on the nation's environmental safeguards in "Rewriting the Rules: TheBush Administration's Assault on the Environment, 2004."

Reports on the consciousness of the entire U.S. of the environmental impact due to global warming. Concern over the loss of forests, disappearance of snowpacks and higher sea levels; Initiative of the governments from the Northeast states to push for capping carbon dioxide from power plants; Plan of the West coast states to reduce global warming pollution through limiting emissions from trucks.

Reports on efforts of the Natural Resources Defense Council toward the creation of rules to keep animal waste out of water resources and hold factory farms responsible for spills. Estimated amount of manure in sewage from factory farms; Exemption of factory farm runoff from regulation under the administration of U.S. president George W. Bush.

Reports on an environmental initiative of U.S. president George W. Bush's administration that actually weaken measures to address air pollution. Overhaul of the New Source Review, a provision added to the Clean Air Act in 1997; Environmentalist John Walke's comment on the administration's proposals.