Consumer Pays for Cleaner Air and Water, Says Train
Russell E. Train, head of the President’s CEQ, says pollution cleanup costs will fall on consumers via higher prices, car taxes, or both. He estimates sulfur oxide control could cost about $1 billion annually, borne by buyers of goods produced near smokestacks. He notes public interest in ecology may ease but will not vanish.
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Pollution costs rise as nations push clean air and water measures
The piece discusses higher consumer prices from pollution control, a proposed 12 billion federal water investment with state matching, and criticism from some Congress leaders. It notes EPA funding shifted to industry costs, proposed marine waste rules for boats, and recycling efforts. It highlights public-private steps like a San Francisco brewery using recycled bottles and soft drink firms urging container recycling.
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NASA Plans Apollo 16 17 Moon Missions Next Year
NASA officials outline Apollo 16 and 17 with hardware ready for March and fall launches. Descartes region will host Apollo 16 while the mission features a first ultraviolet observatory and a seismometer to study moonquakes. Commanding astronaut John Young leads Apollo 16 with Thomas Mattingly and Charles Duke aboard. Duke and Mattingly are rookies to space.
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Iraqi coin owner sells to government in installments
An Iraqi citizen who owns three thousand ancient coins agrees to sell them to the government and receive payment in installments. The exchange marks a rare government purchase of antiquities in Baghdad.
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