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...Ruckelshaus professed surprise at the strong public reaction. After all, he pointed out, "we can't say any of these things for certain." Scientists noted that researchers have been cautioning for nearly a century that the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) is steadily increasing the atmosphere's CO2 content. The invisible gas itself is not dangerous. In fact, it is vital to green plants, which combine CO2 with water in the presence of sunlight to produce carbohydrates...
...William Ruckelshaus, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, laments that the nation seems caught up in a quest for the "chemical of the month." He was referring to once obscure substances, such as dioxin and PCB, that suddenly get catapulted into the public spotlight. Enter October's celebrity poison...
...refurbish EPA's standing, Ruckelshaus, who took over the agency last March, is urging the Reagan Administration to get quickly behind a new policy to control acid rain. Previously Reaganites have supported only "more study" of the subject. But Ruckelshaus has recommended a plan to reduce sulfur emissions by 4 million to 5 million tons a year, mainly in the Northeast. To comply with this proposal would cost between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion...
...administrator, William Ruckelshaus, has ordered that waste dumps be cleaned up first and the costs assessed against polluters later, reversing his predecessor's practice of delaying cleanup until EPA could work out a deal with the offending companies. He has asked for 1,100 new employees and a budget increase of $265 million; Congress added an extra $30 million...
...While Ruckelshaus' words seemed aimed at environmentalists, Watt's action was clearly directed at political allies. The asset-management plan has been heavily criticized in the Western states, where many of the federal holdings are situated and where Ronald Reagan enjoys his greatest grass-roots strength. Under the asset-management process, the Administration had put up FOR SALE signs on 2.5 million acres ruled by Interior's Bureau of Land Management. Though none of the acreage is national park land, a number of tracts were used extensively by vacationers, hunters, fishermen, timber and mineral companies and cattle...