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Issues in Science and Technology articles from June 1996
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Issues in Science and Technology archives from June 1996
Time to update carcinogen risk assessment.
June 22, 1996... Proposed new guidelines will enable federal regulators to adapt more quickly to scientific developments.
On April 23, 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new carcinogen risk assessment guidelines (61 FR 17960) to replace...
Making use of cancer risk assessment.
June 22, 1996... To be effective, EPA's proposed new guidelines must be integrated into a comprehensive framework for risk management.
Risk is the coin of the realm in environmental, health, and safety regulation, and the nation is currently caught up in a...
National cryptography policy for the information age.
June 22, 1996... Relaxing federal regulation will lead to enhanced information security for all.
Accelerating growth in the use of information technologies to store and communicate digital data is creating a parallel need for measures to ensure the security of...
Coasts in crisis.
June 22, 1996... Without coordinated international action, population growth and development will destroy the most biologically productive habitats on Earth.
Seen from space, our planet is illuminated by an uninterrupted river of light flowing along the...
Heading off the permanent oil crisis.
June 22, 1996... Recent gasoline price hikes were a portent of real trouble to come. Policy changes are needed now to ease the transition to high-priced oil.
The 1996 spike in gasoline prices was not a signal of any fundamental worldwide shortage of crude oil....
Why environmentalists should promote nuclear energy.
June 22, 1996... It may be the only viable energy option that can prevent economic stagnation, energy conflicts, and environmental degradation.
Third World population growth and economic development are setting the stage for an energy crisis in the next...
Helping states tackle technical issues.
June 22, 1996... State legislatures need better access to scientific and technological expertise to inform critical decisions.
In New Mexico, legislators confront a proposal from a Native American tribe to locate a storage facility for the nation's nuclear...
Reorganizing government for economic growth and efficiency.
June 22, 1996... Consolidating many of the nation's now-scattered economic and trade functions into one new department would revitalize U.S. economic policy and streamline government.
The political environment in Washington presents a golden opportunity to...
Shoring up protection of personal health data.
June 22, 1996... A much-needed Senate bill would enhance confidentiality of medical records while allowing continued access for vital public purposes.
Few Americans are likely to see their private medical information become a newspaper headline as the late...
Defense Planning for the Late 1990s: Beyond the Desert Storm Framework.
June 22, 1996... The defense budget debate is in an odd state of suspended animation. As fiscal warfare shuts down the government and threatens national default, one might expect deficit hawks to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to find savings. Yet...
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA.
June 22, 1996... On the morning of January 28, 1986, Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space, and six other members of the crew boarded the space shuttle Challenger on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy. Her class had been flown to the Cape for the launch in a...
The Gravest Show on Earth: America in the Age of AIDS.
June 22, 1996... In the 15 years since the first AIDS cases were reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the HIV epidemic has had a profound impact on American social life, compelling us to confront questions about how to respond to threats to...
Democracy and Technology.
June 22, 1996... In 1922, in his wonderful book Public Opinion, Walter Lippmann suggested that "the primary defect of popular government" is the inability of individuals to garner a reasonably precise picture of the world in which they live: "It is because they...