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6 EPA J. 1 (1980)

handle is hein.journals/epajrnl6 and id is 1 raw text is: United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Public Awareness (A-107) Washington DC 20460 Volume 6 Number 1 January 1 980 ' &EPA JOURNAL Douglas M. Costle, Administrator Joan Martin Nicholson, Director, Office of Public Awareness Charles D. Pierce, Editor Truman Temple, Associate Editor John Heritage, Chris Perham, Assistant Editors Articles EPA is charged by Congress to protect the Nation's land, air and water systems. Under a mandate of national environmental laws focused on air and water quali ty, solid waste management and the control of toxic substances, pesticides, noise and radiation, the Agency strives to formulate and implement actions which lead to a compatible balance be- tween human activities and the ability of natural systems to sup- port and nurture life. Progress and Challenges 2 EPA Administrator Costle assesses environmental cleanup efforts. A New Technology 7 EPA Deputy Administrator Blum states future environmental tasks. The Global Environment 9 Worldwide environmental tasks, by Dr. M. K. Tolba, executive director of the U.N. Environ- ment Program. Steel Cleanup 12 EPA-steel industry agreements, by an Agency enforcement official, Richard Wilson. Charlie Brown and Clean Air 15 Cartoon characters dramatize cleanup benefits. Toward a Cleaner Environment 16 A look at cleanup progress. The New Decade 26 Leaders comment on the environment in the 1980's. State of the Environment: A Fact Sheet 32 Statistics on environmental quality. The State of a State 34 The status and care of the Florida environment, by Governor Bob Graham. Environmental Quality in the' Western World 40 A review of progress in 25 nations. Front cover: Wintry sun breaks through the clouds over Lake Erie. The city on the shore in the back- ground is Cleveland. (See story on P. 16.) Opposite: Pigpen, of the Peanuts characters, carries an environmental message. Departments Almanac 37 News Briefs 43 People 46 Around the Nation 38 Update 44 Photo credits: Frank Alexsandrowicz°, Design credits: Robert Flanagan, American Iron and Steel Institute, Donna Kazaniwsky, and Ron Farrah. Fred Ward, Yosef Hadar/World Bank, David Falconer, P. Almasy/ WHO, J. Abcede/WHO, Bob Arvin, Florida Dept. of Commerce. *Documerica The EPA Journal is published monthly, with combined issues July-August and November-Decem- ber, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Use of funds for printing this periodical has been approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Views expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect EPA policy. Con- tributions and inquiries should be addressed to the Editor (A-107), Waterside Mall, 401 M St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. No per- mission necessary to reproduce contents except copyrighted photos and other materials. Subscription: $12.00 a year, $1.20 for single copy, domestic; $15.00 if mailed to a foreign address. No charge to employees. Send check or money order to Superintendent of Docu- ments, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Text printed on recycled paper,

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