Introduction
Concern about pollution from toxic-waste dumps - dramatized by New York's Love Canal - prompted Congress to pass a tough cleanup law in 1980. Known as “superfund,” it quickly became a lightning rod for criticism of federal environmental regulations. Industries and individuals held responsible for toxic-waste sites say the law has driven many innocent parties into bankruptcy while delaying cleanups with expensive litigation. Advocacy groups representing communities near toxic dumps say proposed Republican reforms would enrich corporate profits while ignoring citizens needing protection. The Clinton administration has suggested several reforms to make superfund fairer and more efficient without abandoning the law's “polluter pays” principle: Polluters must clean up the hazardous sites they created.
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Sep. 02, 2022 |
Preserving the Seas |
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Jun. 17, 2022 |
Plastic Pollution |
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Dec. 17, 2021 |
Endangered Species |
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Nov. 06, 2020 |
Preventing Wildfires |
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Jul. 10, 2020 |
Circular Economy |
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Nov. 29, 2019 |
Climate Change and Health |
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Sep. 20, 2019 |
Extreme Weather |
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Dec. 07, 2018 |
Plastic Pollution |
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Dec. 02, 2016 |
Arctic Development |
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Apr. 22, 2016 |
Managing Western Lands |
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Jul. 18, 2014 |
Regulating Toxic Chemicals |
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Sep. 20, 2013 |
Future of the Arctic |
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Jun. 14, 2013 |
Climate Change |
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Nov. 06, 2012 |
Vanishing Biodiversity |
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Nov. 02, 2012 |
Managing Wildfires |
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Nov. 04, 2011 |
Managing Public Lands |
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Aug. 26, 2011 |
Gulf Coast Restoration |
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Jul. 2010 |
Plastic Pollution |
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Feb. 2010 |
Climate Change |
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Jan. 09, 2009 |
Confronting Warming |
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Dec. 05, 2008 |
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint |
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Nov. 2008 |
Carbon Trading |
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Oct. 03, 2008 |
Protecting Wetlands |
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Feb. 29, 2008 |
Buying Green |
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Dec. 14, 2007 |
Future of Recycling |
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Nov. 30, 2007 |
Disappearing Species |
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Feb. 2007 |
Curbing Climate Change |
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Dec. 01, 2006 |
The New Environmentalism |
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Jan. 27, 2006 |
Climate Change |
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Oct. 25, 2002 |
Bush and the Environment |
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Oct. 05, 2001 |
Invasive Species |
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Nov. 05, 1999 |
Saving Open Spaces |
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Jun. 11, 1999 |
Saving the Rain Forests |
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May 21, 1999 |
Setting Environmental Priorities |
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Mar. 19, 1999 |
Partisan Politics |
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Oct. 16, 1998 |
National Forests |
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Jun. 19, 1998 |
Environmental Justice |
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Aug. 23, 1996 |
Cleaning Up Hazardous Wastes |
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Mar. 31, 1995 |
Environmental Movement at 25 |
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Jun. 19, 1992 |
Lead Poisoning |
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May 15, 1992 |
Jobs Vs. Environment |
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Jan. 17, 1992 |
Oil Spills |
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Sep. 20, 1991 |
Saving the Forests |
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Apr. 26, 1991 |
Electromagnetic Fields: Are They Dangerous? |
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Sep. 08, 1989 |
Free Market Environmental Protection |
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Dec. 09, 1988 |
Setting Environmental Priorities |
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Jul. 29, 1988 |
Living with Hazardous Wastes |
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Dec. 20, 1985 |
Requiem for Rain Forests? |
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Aug. 17, 1984 |
Protecting the Wilderness |
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Jun. 15, 1984 |
Troubled Ocean Fisheries |
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Aug. 19, 1983 |
America's Disappearing Wetlands |
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Feb. 22, 1980 |
Noise Control |
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Nov. 16, 1979 |
Closing the Environmental Decade |
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Oct. 13, 1978 |
Toxic Substance Control |
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Feb. 27, 1976 |
Pollution Control: Costs and Benefits |
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Nov. 28, 1975 |
Forest Policy |
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May 30, 1975 |
Wilderness Preservation |
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Dec. 20, 1974 |
Environmental Policy |
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Nov. 14, 1973 |
Strip Mining |
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Dec. 01, 1971 |
Global Pollution |
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Jul. 21, 1971 |
Protection of the Countryside |
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Jan. 06, 1971 |
Pollution Technology |
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Jun. 19, 1968 |
Protection of the Environment |
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Oct. 30, 1963 |
Noise Suppression |
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