Book Shelf: Great Lake Water Wars

May 15, 2007–

2007 Farm Bill Is on Front Burner

March 14, 2007–It's crunch time for developing the successor to the 2002 US Farm Bill, set to expire Sept. 30, 2007. Many of the ingredients that may be blended into the 2007 Farm Bill are now becoming public.

STUDIES: Environmental Justice Backsliding, or Making Little Progress

February 28, 2007–A new report on environmental justice issues is scheduled to be released in mid-March 2007.

Water Security Measures Open to Public Review

January 17, 2007–Steps necessary to improve security at tens of thousands of US drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities have become a little more definitive with the release Dec. 14, 2006, of a draft set of voluntary guidelines. (

Defense Cleanup Claims Exaggerated, Says GAO

September 12, 2001–The US Army Corps of Engineers has been exaggerating its cleanup claims for formerly used defense sites.