Introduction
In an effort to build bridges, a bipartisan group of lawmakers met with President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore on Feb. 23, including Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. (Photo Credit: Ron Edmonds, Associated Press)
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Scholars and lawmakers say politics has rarely been so nasty or cynical. The bitter partisanship that surrounded the impeachment trial of President Clinton illustrates the new brand of politics taking over in Washington. Careful debates on policy matters are increasingly being replaced by nasty confrontations in which politicians lob personal attacks at each other and depict their battles as a choice between truth and lies. The rise of the 24-hour media amplifies the din, often with unconfirmed rumors and salacious gossip about politicians' intimate personal lives. The public appears increasingly turned off, and is registering its displeasure by shunning traditional party labels. Voter turnout in last November's elections was the lowest in 56 years, and the number of registered Republicans and Democrats has been declining since the 1960s.
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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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