EPA to Post Plant Pollution Data Online by Industry
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to publish comprehensive pollution performance information for five industries oil steel other metals autos and paper on its Internet site. The data will be accessible to any user with a modem and browser, offering easy public access.
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Debating EPA Data Transparency and Private Sector Roles
An opinion piece weighs making pollution data public to spur reform, noting benefits and risks. The Clinton administration pushes public pressure over red tape, while critics warn of alarm and data misuse. Browner faces scrutiny over air guidelines amid concerns of manipulated facts. The piece favors private groups hosting and interpreting data for unbiased citizen judgments.
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Stipulation as remedy for trials and public life
A syndicated columnist argues for broad stipulations to speed court trials and cut unnecessary testimony. He expands the idea to media interviews and public policy, suggesting widespread agreement on certain facts would reduce delays, aid accountability, and limit sensationalism while urging more balanced discourse on benefits and costs. Lowell, Hoover Institution senior fellow at Stanford, is cited.
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Kiss seen around world ties Arafat to Hamas fight
Thomas notes the Gaza meeting showing Yasser Arafat praising Hamas, urging renewed uprising, and argues Hamas charter enshrines Islamic aims to erase Israel. He asserts PLO and Hamas are effectively allied, not merely allied, threatening U.S. interests and Israel.
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