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Environmental Quality

The Twenty-Third Annual Report of the
Council on Environmental Quality together with
The President's Message to Congress

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• Enforcement

81

Federal enforcement actions continue to set records for criminal, civil, and administrative cases, and are resulting in increased accountability and innovative settlements.

• Federal Facilities Management

In addition to cleaning up the pollution of the past, federal facilities are working on pollution prevention, energy efficiency, clean fuels, and recycling.

• Fisheries and Marine Mammals .......

91

.... 101

The conservation of the nation's invaluable living marine resources depends on ecosystem management, regulation of fishing practices, and support of research.

• Forestry

111

By adopting ecosystem management on federal lands, the nation seeks conservation and sustainable development of U.S. forests, while leading a global campaign to combat deforestation.

• Hazardous and Solid Wastes ....

123

To curb an increase in volumes of hazardous and solid wastes, the United States is supporting improved waste management, recycling, and new technologies at reasonable costs.

• International Issues

135

The United States is deeply engaged in global environmental protection, including the issues raised at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992.

• National Environmental Policy Act

151

By upgrading methods to incorporate NEPA goals into policies and programs, federal agencies are producing more accurate environmental impact analysis and better decisions.

• Pollution Prevention

Federal, state, local, and private market-driven initiatives are changing the way the nation produces and consumes goods, resulting in reduced emissions and wastes.

• Private Sector Initiatives.....

173

.... 183

Various nongovernmental efforts demonstrate the grassroots spread of an environmental ethic in America as well as a synergy between environmental protection and economic growth.

• Public Lands ........

.... 193

Sustainable multiple-use management can provide range, timber, minerals, watersheds, fish and wildlife habitat, wilderness, and recreation, while protecting scenic and cultural values.

Environmental Quality

The Twenty-Third Annual Report of the
Council on Environmental Quality together with
The President's Message to Congress

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The editors would also like to thank numerous federal colleagues for their assistance in preparing and reviewing this report.

Council on Environmental Quality
January 1993

This report's cover and pages are printed on recycled paper.

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