• Why did Pfiesteria outbreaks in the Chesapeake Bay region prompt such drastic local and national policy changes?
• Do Eastern North Carolinians associate a significant cost with Pfiesteria?
• Is saving salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin worth the cost?
• What is the most important lesson from the Aral Sea disaster?
• How does the WTO dispute resolution panel deal with harmful government fishery subsidies?
• What ecological and economic effects has the recent hurricane season had on Eastern North Carolina?

• What effect does industry in the mid-western U.S. have on air quality in the Shenandoah Valley?
• In the United States, will hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) such as the Honda Insight solve the problem of emissions?
• Is the system of tradable permits, set up by the Clean Air Act of 1990, a better policy for improving ambient air quality?
• Is air quality improving at a sustainable rate in the Los Angeles area?
•  Is RECLAIM a good policy to improve the sustainability of  clean air in Southern California?
• Can compact fluorescent bulbs help reduce the greenhouse effect by lowering CO2 emissions ?

• What are the true costs of logging redwoods and other trees within U.S. national forests?

• How do hunters and elephant hunting policies contribute to the sustainability of elephant populations?
• With the TED amendment to the ESA, why are sea turtle death rates not declining? What can be done to solve this problem?

 

• Should Interstate-73 end in Georgetown or Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?

Hazardous Waste

• GM Superfund site, PCB contamiantion, St. Lawrence River, Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation