EPA Issues Report on Costs of Impaired-Water Cleanup

August 22, 2001–EPA provided another piece of the TMDL puzzle on Aug. 3, 2001, when it released a report estimating costs of implementing the program to range from $900 million to $4.3 billion per year.

It's Hurricane Prime-Time in Gulf and Atlantic States

August 22, 2001–The next 6 weeks or so will see the peak of the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

Newsdate Aug. 27: New England, Canada May Leapfrog Kyoto

August 22, 2001–On Aug. 27, 2001, a conference of six New England states and five Eastern Canadian provinces will consider a groundbreaking strategy for reducing greenhouse gasses in the region.

EPA Expected to Ease Up on Utility Emission Rules

August 15, 2001– EPA will deliver to President Bush its recommendations for streamlining air pollution regulations for utility power plants and other energy-related facilities.

Heavy Precipitation Linked to Disease Outbreaks

August 15, 2001–A rainstorm can do far worse than dampen your mood.

New Fire Plan Proposed, Old One Not Quite Working Yet

August 15, 2001–On Aug. 13, 2001, President Bush and Interior Sec. Norton endorsed a 10-year fire plan proposed by the Western Governors Assoc. that would grant Western states and localities more discretion in preventing and fighting wildfires.

Coal Remining: One Way to Clean Up Acid Drainage?

August 8, 2001–Acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines is the biggest water-quality problem in the Appalachian states.

EPA Mulls Loosening Limits on Atrazine in Drinking Water

August 8, 2001–Atrazine, one of the most commonly used pesticides on crops ranging from corn to trees, may not be as dangerous to humans as previously thought.

In Case of Railroad Accident, Open This File

August 8, 2001–In 2000, 753 trains carrying hazardous substances had an accident and 35 released some of those hazardous substances to the environment.

Fluoridation Debate Continues

August 1, 2001–A decades-old controversy continues to hound the issue of fluoridated drinking water, which is consumed by a little over half of the US population.