Focuses on the federal regulatory effort. Surveys the problems of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Includes the major goals of the agency, its organization, performance, problems, and suggested solutions. (MA)

Summarizes the Administration's amendments to the Clean Air Act and indicates that the proposals are more moderate and less exacerbating than some previous options. (CC)

Discusses the contamination of drinking water supplies from highway salt applications. The toxicological and epidemiological literature indicates, at present, only that sodium in the diet is a factor in hypertension and general human ill-health. (MR)