Lessons from the flood: will Floyd change livestock farming?

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An assessment is made of environmental damage and health threats in North Carolina resulting from Hurricane Floyd, which flooded livestock pens and carried dead animals and waste into watersheds and reservoirs. New waste management incentives are also discussed that would prevent contamination brought on by flooding from storms.

North Carolina, Health aspects, Livestock industry, Agricultural policy, Waste management, Hurricanes, Hurricane Floyd, 1999, Animal waste, Animal wastes

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Caught in the middle: should the World Trade Organization settle environmental disputes?

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An argument is presented favoring stronger precautionary principles to govern the World Trade Organization's role in solving environmental disagreements. Topics include the weighing of economic issues against strong public opinion and the possibility of unknown future risks tied to policy-making decisions.

World, Laws, regulations and rules, World Trade Organization, Powers and duties, Environmental health, Environmental law

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Trading trash: why the U.S. won't sign on to the Basel Convention

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Reasons for the U.S.'s failure to ratify the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal are discussed. Topics include problems with the definition of hazardous waste, industry concerns, treatment of recyclables, and the Basel Ban amendment.

Hazardous wastes

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