All three of North Dakota’s congressmen were first elected before the environment was a major political issue, and because the state has a strong tradition of returning incumbents to office, all three continue to be re-elected despite their generally poor environmental records.
Colorado solons attack reclamation regs
Lawmakers attacking Colorado’s mined land reclamation regulations in the state senate claim that the state bureaucracy made life tougher for the mining industry than was originally intended. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.4/download-entire-issue
North Dakota’s delegation listens to agriculture
All three of North Dakota’s congressmen were first elected before the environment was a major political issue, and because the state has a strong tradition of returning incumbents to office, all three continue to be re-elected despite their generally poor environmental records. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.4/download-entire-issue
Side effects of herbicide shake EPA
Four almost four years, the Environmental Protection Agency has resisted banning the herbicide 2,4,5-T — the main ingredient of Agent Orange, used to defoliate forests during the Vietnam War — because of lack of hard evidence of its effects; now research is providing the evidence. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/10.4/download-entire-issue