Number: 1978-05   WHEREAS, military reservations occupy approximately 26 million acres of public lands, much of it in the eastern part of the U.S. where other types of federal land are relatively scarce and not readily accessible to the public; and WHEREAS, much of the land area encompassed by military installations contains valuable natural resources and excellent outdoor recreational potent ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-08   WHEREAS, sewage effluents and sludges from urban and industrial areas often are contaminated with toxic chemicals, as well as with mico-organisms and other pollutants; and WHEREAS, the disposal of these effluents and sludges into marine and fresh waters is deleterious to the aquatic environment, fish and wildlife, and human health; and WHEREAS, sewage effluents and sludges h ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-35   WHEREAS, the future welfare of all wildlife (game and nongame) is dependent on adequate wildlife habitat and its proper management; and WHEREAS, much of the better wildlife habitat, as well as the larger populations of wildlife, is found on private lands; and WHEREAS, private landowners are presently receiving insufficient financial and other incentives and technical guidanc ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-10   WHEREAS, the proliferation of toxic chemicals in a world increasingly reliant on manufactured and synthetic products is among the most pressing problems facing industrialized nations such as the United States; and WHEREAS, toxic chemicals including heavy metals and many chlorinated hydrocarbons are persistent and subject to bioaccumulation in humans, animals, and plants, pos ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-19   WHEREAS, the stocks of blue, black, and striped marlin as well as swordfish, sailfish, and spearfish are migratory and widely dispersed throughout Western and Tropical Atlantic waters, the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa; and WHEREAS, the high aesthetic and recreational appeal of billfish to sport fishermen causes the value of t ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-26   WHEREAS, the four-wheel drive vehicle, when properly used, has proven its worth for both work and recreational purposes; and WHEREAS, the values of this vehicle for beneficial and sensible purposes far outweigh the illegal or ill-advised uses sometimes demonstrated in television commercials; and WHEREAS, some of these advertisements totally disregard considerations for the c ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-07   WHEREAS, hazardous wastes represent an ever-growing number of particularly dangerous discards of our highly-industrialized, science and technology-based society; and WHEREAS, such wastes pose a substantial danger now and in the future to human, plant, and animal life, and therefore should be handled or disposed of with special care and precautions; and WHEREAS, it is estimat ...[Read More]

Number: 1978-14   WHEREAS, noise pollution is an unwanted yet pervasive by-product of human activity; and WHEREAS, humans and wildlife never before have sustained the cumulative exposure to noise that prevails today; and WHEREAS, some 2,000 square miles of urban and suburban lands are impacted severely by noise from commercial aviation and freeway traffic; and; WHEREAS, it is estimated that m ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-06   WHEREAS, the Federal Government has been playing an increasingly significant role in the lives of all Americans, and rush of the expansion in recent years has been haphazard; and WHEREAS, citizens have a right to expect a high degree of efficiency in the Federal Government; and WHEREAS, in managing and conserving natural resources and protecting the environment, the present ...[Read More]

Number: 1977-13   WHEREAS, the beautiful and gigantic State of Alaska is featured by spectacular natural resource such as lofty mountains, imposing glaciers, rivers, and green valleys, extensive stands of timber, and fish and wildlife as well as significant mineral deposits; and WHEREAS, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska Statehood Act provide for distributions of lands to ...[Read More]