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...receives so much publicity and merits front-page status at all. In fact this particular case possesses a double irony--firstly that the asbestos problem is miniscule compared to the overall national catastrophe of toxic substances, and secondly that it was solved by the Labor Department instead of the EPA, where the true mandate lies for cleaning up America...
...bureaucrats have been greeted with the level of near-euphoria accorded to new EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus earlier this year, who has been characterized variously as "Mr. Clean," "Mr. Integrity," and "Mr. Fairness." After his appointment, even environmental groups remained silent for a time, appearing almost too scared to combine their shared criticism and hoping against hope for a change in the bureau's policies. For here again one can see an irony of contrast because William Ruckelshaus looked wonderful compared to Anne Burford, his predecessor. So far he has done little to deserve this praise...
...EPA predicted temperature increases of nearly 4° F by the year 2040; a rise in sea levels of 2 feet by 2025 (thereby inundating some low-lying areas in coastal cities such as Charleston, S.C., and Galveston, Texas); and drastically changing rainfall patterns, especially in the breadbasket areas of the Midwest, where reduced precipitation could jeopardize crops. Nothing, not even a sharp cutback in the use of fossil fuels, the EPA added, could alter this climatic course...
Several days after these findings hit the front page, the academy's congressionally commissioned report strongly echoed the EPA's gloomy long-range forecast. While it was couched in less dramatic terms, the study provided more fresh science, based largely on computer models. It warned that CO2 concentrations could double by late in the 21st century, increasing global temperatures by as much as 7°. The rich, irrigated farming areas of California and the Texas Gulf would dry out, and agriculture would shift to the north. Like the EPA findings, the 496-page document called for more research...
...even EPA Administrator William...