Tom Arrandale

Recent Articles

• Putting Land in Trust
• Nov 1, 2000
• Nonprofit land trusts are working closely with city and county agencies to protect lands that communities want preserved.

• Four States Agree on the Basics of a Save-the-Salmon Strategy
• Oct 1, 2000
• Pacific Northwest governors have agreed on recommendations for how federal and state agencies should work together to restore Columbia River salmon populations.

• Recycling's Reality Check
• Oct 1, 2000
• While their public popularity is unabated, recycling programs are encountering some real-world problems and limits.

• Dredging Up Old Problems
• Sep 1, 2000
• Once pollutants settle into river or lake beds, governments confront tricky political and economic challenges to remove them.

• Not Wet Enough
• Aug 1, 2000
• Even in the most unlikely places, local governments are grappling with demands for water that exceed existing supplies. And conservation isn't turning out to be easy or cheap.

• Smart Air
• Jul 1, 2000
• EPA is delivering cities and their fast-growing suburbs intimidating lessons on the consequences of sprawling development.

• Whistleblowers Anonymous
• Jun 1, 2000
• The tactics of a national group representing dissident environmental employees are alarming many pollution-control chiefs.

• Trading Off Summer Smog
• Jun 1, 2000
• Northeastern states are off to a promising start with an emissions- trading program they've jointly designed to curb summertime smog pollution. Things are still up in the air, however, on whether they'll persuade upwind neighbors in the Midwest to join them in the effort.

• Saving the Salmon
• May 1, 2000
• State, city and county governments must mature into equal partners to balance economic and ecological consequences.

• Childproof Regulations
• Mar 1, 2000
• Several state agencies are following the federal EPA's lead in focusing directly on how pollutants affect youngsters.

• Scrubbing Costs from Cleanups
• Feb 1, 2000
• Environmental regulators in a handful of states are trying a new approach to get the mess from leaking underground storage tanks cleaned up in about half the usual time and for roughly half the price.

• The Livestock Time Bomb
• Jan 1, 2000
• Rural residents in several states are rebelling against large dairies, swine farms, poultry operations and egg producers for creating environmental threats.