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.

A rainstorm can do far worse than dampen your mood.

In this issue: The politics of polar bears; Photographers "rave" about conservation...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

 

In this issue: Developing credibility is key in local nuclear-plant coverage; Web publication uses data to tell complex air-toxics story...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

 

In this issue: A FOIA state of mind; "In Harm's Way" details Houston's air-pollution problem...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

 

In this issue: 'Not a blade of grass grew': an account of a 1948 environmental disaster; Are we fooling ourselves?...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

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.

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.

The next 6 weeks or so will see the peak of the hurricane season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

On Aug. 7, 2001, the New England Governors Conference weighed in on the debate over MTBE and ethanol, sending a resolution to Congress asking it to drop rules under the Clean Air Act.