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M V `a v y,` us • of virgin materials and toxic -substances Need 15: Better coordination of >,:- [ j would discourage the "throughput of these govt rnnwnt programs ' t .4.$ r maenals au I substanc rite env ou ag the I h (-decal vermncnt has .r I rst of laws,substitution of nontoxic recycledanet used rc ulations. and taxation ad -spending prom trials.tioxernnnentpouuumenrinverams grams that affect iheennrontnent. l nloran M ,"t that give preference to r escicdproductsshould na(el y these federal rules and prt,graus are IF k�expanded. 1 1 not well.;Dare mater - Further.federal eeonunue development and \i r d 1:3: ( (t titer seulrr mtctstructre I rgrams oaten word:aeairot en w A 'store than one third of America's watensaxs vionmentai protection t ten the :� tional ire eonsidcred rupured un tit for drinking Fnviununent.l Pohdv;Aer crss ptntess.which n+ f et p t J or swimming i he[PA needs ro monitorand vvas designed to nmuniiee the ern ironmet.rl y _ - enforce to I \I DI pro s of thee Tern WY r- tmpaets offderal projects has Puled to limit y� l Act ao ensure ro r t s mke Irogr ss sprsvluig development. spurred in pair by t t r t towardcleaningup impaired waterway,.Busi- f feed highway and sewer and water programs. messes, governments, an 1 individuals should Because many mire dollars will he spent�,n r he required to keep disc barge level below the water and sewage treatment plants and rle:n- . keep r , w ' assimilative capacity of the receiving water- nrg a waterway.; through ere I]IDE m I. � p f war'. eels,greater stare aeeounrrbd its rs par.uir,runt- *` ,Much more needs to be done to reduce I he f PA will also need to ensure that tats:air 'y.,wr r " nnnpaint pollution from lawns, urban quality improvement plans and t amsporta- j rntnwarer runoff,forests,construction sites. don improvement plans are consistent and 4 cad farming and mining operations. Federal will make progress rowaid reaching air Mr qualm c ` ha hmdin r strermside huller strips, soil and standards. . +'' ° water conservation plans, nutrient manage- tnent . r } a )'' •ay v plans, and wellhead protection plans Need 16:A national vision should he increased, and these plans should It is rime for the Federal gin ernnienr to hold r 1 f be monitored and rnforesd_ an environmental sunvnit with red rescnea- ' k, - dyes rof key departments, state and local gov- a s Need 14: Enloreemettt of e nrnents.businesses.and environmental and . c > environmental nt l laws Consumer groups. The goal of the summit Yerhaps the federal government's most troll- should be to hammer our a vision for the bling practice has been the selective enforce- uariori s environmental quality- and resource went of the Clean AirAct. ['he EPA withheld use over the next 20 to?0)ears. federal highway funding from greater Atlanta The vision statement should guide federal because the region tailed to meet federal clean policy and spendin^ cis iron.and regulators 5s air standards, but Los Angeles and Houston program.rhunniluenee business practices noel N have had worse smog pollution than Atlanta consumer behavior. I-he summit should also and these cities have not lost federal highway produce detailed recommendations for fed- 1 funds. eral anion, as well as actions by businesses The F.PA has yet to titllcenforce thel'Sl DI_ and consumer, I hese rerorumend.arions could process fur state cleanup of the nation's inn- serve as the basis for a national en)ironmenral paired waters.'hltat process may become the action plan. major rest of the agency's will to enforce Lhe stakes are high, If spr:nr ling des clop, environmental laws in the coming decade, meat and population continue unahated.these Perhaps the EPA should become an 'Jude- environmental problems could affect not just pendent government agency like the Federal the quality oflife in America hut lily on earth Reserve Board. That war, it could render far generations to cons.in sum.the future of technical judgments and enforce laws and :Amencas communities and regions depends standards with a minimum of political inter- on making planning stork. herence- ihouncicwtisadaptedtrmli rraunnrrent t..a,:nnz /tit:C.7'1,00A.Iffihkr1Cd ce 2t5I1I \P} 1 !nin sl',s� lf i >m leantis is a lrrt E irl the i} Iinnmutits in and R n d Planning i t the t a i t i t nP.nnavlta- tr h al q t r r ern I i s .i cc i q i f .,nnc r null die A tts ) i s pCsning 1 ettt cation