The Environmental Source

Table of Contents (VIEW PDF).................................................1

Introduction (VIEW PDF)
A Vision for Environmental Policy............................................................3
Environmental Trends...........................................................................7

Agricultural Biotechnology (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................13
Regulation..........................................................................................15

Chemical Risk (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................21
The True Causes of Cancer..................................................................25
Endocrine Disrupters............................................................................31

Clean Air Act (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................37
The Clean Air Act and Higher Gasoline Prices.........................................39
The Clean Air Act’s MTBE Mistake.........................................................41
Ozone and Particulate Matter Standards................................................43

Clean Water Act (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................45
Total Maximum Daily Load Rule............................................................49
Wetlands............................................................................................53

Environmental Education (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................59
Federal Environmental Education...........................................................63

Global Warming (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................67
The Kyoto Protocol...............................................................................69
Global Warming Science.......................................................................73
Automobile Fuel Economy Standards.....................................................81
Home Appliance Efficiency Standards.....................................................85

International Policy (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................87
Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol............................................91
Population..........................................................................................93
POPs Convention.................................................................................95

Lands and Wildlife (VIEW PDF)
Overview............................................................................................99
Endangered Species Act......................................................................103
Forest Health.....................................................................................107
Grazing.............................................................................................111
Roadless Areas..................................................................................115

Pesticide Regulation (VIEW PDF)
Overview...........................................................................................117
Food Quality Protection Act Implementation..........................................121
Pesticides and Agriculture...................................................................125
Pesticides and Public Health................................................................129

Regulatory Reform (VIEW PDF)
Overview..........................................................................................135
Congressional Responsibility Act.........................................................137
Environmental Audits.........................................................................141
Regulatory Right to Know...................................................................143

Safe Drinking Water Act (VIEW PDF)
Overview..........................................................................................147
Arsenic.............................................................................................151
Disinfection By-Products.....................................................................155
Radon..............................................................................................157
Rural Drinking Water..........................................................................161

Solid and Hazardous Waste (VIEW PDF)
Overview...........................................................................................163
Superfund.........................................................................................165
Brownfields.......................................................................................171
Interstate Waste Commerce................................................................175
Toxics Release Inventory....................................................................179
Waste Management...........................................................................183

Urban Sprawl (VIEW PDF)
Overview..........................................................................................187
Air Quality and Automobiles...............................................................189
Affordable Housing............................................................................191
Open Space and Farmland.................................................................195
Transportation..................................................................................197

About the Authors (VIEW PDF)...........................................201