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

Acid mine drainage from abandoned coal mines is the biggest water-quality problem in the Appalachian states.

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

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.