Survey of Counsel on Environmental Issues Results
©2005-2006 Cutting

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To Take Survey: Survey of Counsel on Environmental Issues
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State Selected: VIEWALLSTATES
Results for Current Practice: Cumulative

Numbers Represent a weighted ranking system:
First Priority = 10pts
Tenth Priority = 1pt

HUMAN HEALTH RISKS:

Air Quality- Indoor Radon	588
Energy- Nuclear	636
Air Quality- CO2 & Global Warming	3138
Air Quality- Energy Policy	1848
Air Quality- Ozone	1206
Water- Aggregate Drinking Water	2976
Air Quality- Particulates: PM 2.5 PM 10	2472
Air Quality- Stratospheric Ozone Depletion	1716
Air Quality- Haz Air Pollutants: eg.Mercury	2628
Air Quality- Indoor Air other than Radon	1254
Air Quality- Airborne Lead	582
Water- Aggregate Groundwater	2052
Toxics- REACH (EEU)-Style Reform	168
Energy- Fossil	1728
Food- Pesticides	1830
Food- Additives	1362
Toxics- Toxic Substances Control Act Review	444
Lifestyle Issues	3492
Air Quality- SOx NOx and Acid Rain	1368
Air Quality- Transportation Policy	1836
Toxics- Accidental Chemical Releases	1548
READER SUGGESTED RESPONSES:

Air Pollution - Total of all outside pollutant effects	1266
Indoor Methane	60
oil and gas drilling, production and processing	138
human population growth	870
obesity	312
LIfe Style	60
Smoking	60
ozone depletion	60
Traffic accidents	120
Air Quality-	60
Toxics in the environment	60
JirNkXbSncfCVnr	60
MONaIEvGNzIDQUv	60
baMkztnYmkKB	60
wYbJguQmbMdBP	60
bLJDqULnDj	60
PuMDbrSbHfBblxu	60
I dont want to comment	990
nocomment	990
uoqfny@wyawio.com	990
Indoor Air Pollution - Total of all effects	432
global warming	684
life stey	54
sedentary lifestyle	156
Food - diet	54
Water QUANTITY	54
Obesity/Lack of Exercise	108
LjXwwbpfFhxuDVYA	54
GmHezFLZaSNKNLM	54
xKjEjRtliqEurx	54
GnbsWAURbHPfYTbnd	54
sfBaVnzIJTl	54
YvyaqQuwPvJHpeBCcJa	54
Non-toxic Air Pollutants	96
Food Supply Contaminants	636
food pesticides	150
tobacco products	192
aging	48
Unprotected sex	66
Alcohol abuse	48
Indoor Radon	48
srMoCgUDKY	48
aXLOYpkeFKPK	48
aTffIsoPTvGmHmnyLq	48
LsPjEQtnufXunPBwCE	48
UPECoHeOheGoNEoDN	48
mLrBcvHWsbunJ	48
Groundwater Withdrawal	222
Loss of biodiversity over time	576
endocrine disrupters	528
fine particulate	138
high fat diets	42
poverty	198
Drug abuse	42
Indoor Air Non Radon	42
TnunipClnUWUH	42
HQiUCFtS	42
yxKNRttID	42
xxZiwlibKtyRzGN	42
KERqcJcgc	42
ZWjfRXzNLzpog	42
lack of access to professional health care	234
dtwTRZGTdsTgJaFLVIN	36
ylPKurKL	36
JhzoGFUhY	36
BsqvaCVQFhxIkvO	36
sXhlZEmipIYy	36
RRrSdSkJSDaOkzqzcG	36
low IQ	66
Food- Additives, including GMOs	30
No health insurance	30
WrdAPfVs	30
vgZxJpjT	30
avFUZwvzhyUjZGIgp	30
KHcWWPkvGlcBktA	30
cjqlVYkVpDLClvOy	30
rJtNsiyjFvGH	30
poor schools	60
Lack of exercise	24
gtmCIqHsPaOAXYUAc	24
xYcKgsbSktw	24
VdtnUSRHGam	24
ZYgxNxRIcN	24
utsENwOtxPeoFk	24
QcamHknCemcoTvOgg	24
Water pollution	306
diet	222
PiFsQBYiTADV	18
qURbFvhuj	18
OfvZErBpBW	18
SmPWItaQYRiAHkcWngz	18
UNCiAPlEuFulqLTtsSP	18
hGrOFxiCOryf	18
drug and alcohol abuse	150
Crime	12
WKJPNXzzeeqAm	12
htETtAqFZl	12
WyCfUtKDQNiWAg	12
CPeYbZnzCDZ	12
vAIjsrknDuSXz	12
uazQNalpxtTSKREGnHI	12
crime	6
aYMGACVraS	6
vmoizCjljMakiu	6
VQQqtffbytT	6
tPegXngPmmylcmcej	6
gPxyfecPjRMBHOgD	6
PsvsjTDSoDyArqp	6

ECOLOGICAL HEALTH RISKS:

Terrestrial Ecosystems Degradation	5664
CO2 & Global Warming	4506
Municipal Wastewater	1554
Accidental Chemical Releases	1662
Degradations of Water or Wetlands Habitat	4488
Particulate Matter	966
Aggregated Groundwater	1440
Species	1656
Nonpoint Sources- Stormwater	2232
Nonpoint Sources- Agricultural	2544
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion	1806
Hazardous Air Pollutants	2250
Public Trust Waters	708
Pesticides	2274
READER SUGGESTED RESPONSES:

Pesticides and Animals	90
habitat destruction/sprawling development	60
Lack of science in regulation	60
FdSfOMsyexJrYvwvfu	60
aWDcpeNVSGBKKDFt	60
WvtSaNaOdstsvaTBU	60
dTgdlJoXcvi	60
CsrPmOUJzGHQCT	60
BcxDupKBFtwrW	60
contaminents from human uses in environment	744
Stormwater	54
dOpOIVZffc	54
ijvhfEURyAlAXMM	54
uVPTRnnXZT	54
VFkJzGiCWvyoZR	54
OGsGqjUPKxtECDbNEvc	54
SjXBSHxyVz	54
Pesticides, Herbicides and Hormonal Drugs in/on foots	204
Persistant Chemicals	696
Loss of Wilderness	438
Agriculture (Pesticides, GMOs, runoff)	48
ktrCmXGSVQxAp	48
wapSghUWL	48
lkkAmhjhqxqfZlX	48
pIpQynJUNM	48
gKXPqRUWlXxMAkavDC	48
FUOXKeIBXSYK	48
Oceans Ecosystem Degradation	1122
non-native species	306
resource extraction (oil, gas, mining, timber)	42
MjDTwQUSdWPST	42
OSkXsLuQoMwvLX	42
wANmPvODmDzwlvbOW	42
lATuPHVRlQxmmXWPXB	42
WKVrPclriAmlCrljQ	42
XnqWBPxvkIZgwKN	42
Both Ag and Stormwater Nonpoint pollution inputs	930
persistent chemicals	204
pollution of the ocean (with noise, trash, sewage)	36
fgSzKYSWU	36
qHTkmDgqxT	36
tUnHTgLJmk	36
OoMccPATm	36
twOMzGUhbPHlTknb	36
JcNjuayRHwYy	36
Climate Changes (whether human-caused or natural)	1182
hormones released into the environment	30
FMNIJVMithYvhbw	30
smQteattS	30
qywxjITdWgOrOIaQsZp	30
FyHohCqN	30
wcKJTTKQWv	30
LQZCezYXsYiWHBNnW	30
Natural Resource Extraction - everything from mining to offshore drilling to ANWR	384
Pesticides, Herbicides and Hormonal Drugs in/on foods	264
Nonpoint Sources- Stormwater and agriculture	24
BysMBeCAwbHkLKV	24
pxriAzmKUQv	24
DkrBYayMCsTgTMXBRzE	24
EreLObuHB	24
otLVxBIWKjeaRe	24
GNRHslnrhMgrtVfCeK	24
invasive species	18
OgrDrDbMCwx	18
rSlYwbpHfNcuAsfSBno	18
RMeSfTUg	18
REQcORHNyPa	18
qZOPTLrMFWchm	18
jvRSwfJlTMfKQUBkHC	18
Aggregated Groundwater pollution	12
waqsVkhGiqrZZLkC	12
FYOEfeJDrLg	12
lDAqoLVSg	12
htMViRAl	12
fvrwKnTwzRjQKiN	12
WLmytSwfmROtd	12
human population	6
QUpYKJciLHZDC	6
UGQXfxouRza	6
TjZCClILMkKxsL	6
cavjqlqJEOYgzkeHZt	6
MnJcyPColEkMQvEg	6
BDvEXQnEnYJyvCwF	6

LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT:

Environmental Review- Governmental Activities	2406
Permit Issues- General Permits	2112
Enforcement: Governmental- Administrative	2502
Conservation Easements or Conservancies	1176
Enforcement: Governmental- Civil	3360
Permit Issues- Input and Review	1608
Takings (exactions)	1320
Standards- Implementation	1536
Environmental Justice	1104
Informational Sources- TRI	84
Enforcement: Citizen- Standing	1512
Environmental Review- Private Activities	1620
Informational Sources- Accessibility of Laws & Regulations	450
Compliance Assistance- Grants	138
Specific Environmental Acts	1344
Environmental Dispute Resolution- Dedicated Courts	252
Takings (species)	846
Environmental Dispute Resolution	240
Environmental Dispute Resolution- ADR	192
Mitigation & Banking	936
Compliance Assistance- Technical Assistance	390
Standards- Adequacy including Scientific Basis	2550
Planning and Zoning	1866
Enforcement: Citizen- Remedies	1104
Compliance Assistance- Tax	162
Environmental Dispute Resolution- Administrative Hearings	438
Enforcement: Governmental- Criminal	1506
READER SUGGESTED RESPONSES:

More Win-Win Incentive Programs (CWMTF, license tag monies, EEP)	228
Bush administration hatred of environment covers all legal	564
Water Rights/Use	198
government over regulation	60
lack of enforcement of existing laws	90
This survey form does not work!	60
Impossible to tell what this question is asking	60
Environmental Justice on a Global Scale	60
Federal Preemption of State Laws	60
Enforcement:	60
Habitat loss	60
VslfUcWo	60
FzReuZDXorU	60
YGPwKcyjSx	60
whhDQaGhnNMtqEk	60
rrpwLbyPO	60
dCFHmMilJUoJV	60
Alternatives to old Command & Control Regulatory Schemes	672
Government indifference to environment	438
Recognition of Cost/Benefit Analysis in Environmental review equation	210
misuse of risk assessmnet	144
weakening of existing laws	54
Standards - clarity (enforceable rules should be clear)	54
Lack of agency enforcement	54
onMGhgkacsRQhh	54
SzMytmGUFJDHJR	54
KrgAbXyso	54
cQQXfregPwGAkHJlva	54
MDyHGBHgAMWLoVdjni	54
mTSPTYhTstVgade	54
Growing Role of Local Land Use Regulation	480
Use of sound science, not MOST Conservative estimates	276
junk science	48
failure to provide compliance assistance	48
Regulators fail to read/understand the laws	48
Enforcement: Governmental- Administrative (EPA penalties should not be compounded PER DAY of violation)	48
Courts' lack of understanding of environmental laws	48
jUwaIZpMlcvnOD	48
nKxPBmCvoQGeR	48
qcctxtFJHJ	48
RkIJjUFaWsFDYIIeSD	48
ViYykoavewCyYehdSB	48
nXLzGThrpWwpYm	48
Informational Sources- Access to Enforcement & Compliance Data	456
Takings and Givings - How to Better Reconcile Regulation and Private Property rights	426
Freedom of Information Act	162
takings of private propery w'out compensation	48
market incentives/disincentives for compliance	42
Imperial / imperious regulators	42
Environmental Justice (over-rated)	42
PuKVGAUSnUKdgRoOAfo	42
aQPfRGWTZLyUoxi	42
PrvagpDomy	42
dhvckIMxMpmsn	42
FsEvHnwWgd	42
BIBbuzwEMqSPNyIiPDi	42
Need to Reform Administrative Appeals processes (APA Issues)	42
CWA Jurisdiction	228
Nataural Resource Damages	168
ignorance of market driven ecnomic impact of over regulation	36
failure of federal/state/local govt. partnerships	36
rxlGAejvVSmZxQMUQa	36
wJGUqsjz	36
bTfMKbyJqjUFLY	36
tOQDUHNArxCTdpFmkR	36
TzkRKSQjIdmPMU	36
vSVPsUgwdeaGeyE	36
Do Trees Have Standing? We need to better define standing issues to benefit all	138
political decisionmaking	84
brownfields	30
ftZLnmpW	30
xgpKXLwsh	30
WKdkkLJeQPyrHpoqka	30
fNvVADZkiVIohFPnLuZ	30
iHqJmeMvgsCluf	30
GqNfeLflsZxumQm	30
Gatekeeper issues re scientific evidence - no easy answers	438
liberal media	24
TZfIxWQEDqCh	24
QBQmtuGEWe	24
BZlJAhHLSLFymgck	24
HbxpblzDdlk	24
sUQiMHEQgZyxfpUETrY	24
WdFzNrTGMrvxqNBoTIl	24
dishonest academics	18
Perverse tax incentives for resource consumption	18
XJFMqLnsIHn	18
IoBvpLasIEuRVEisqEB	18
oZSSNext	18
JXEoeAVfK	18
emqVgVHUDKIDd	18
OVsiwGyFE	18
socialism	12
Clean Water in general	12
VUgXkZEXCZSGxD	12
GJGWLYcmwiKE	12
YNPGnFZWlrdwqUJitdu	12
sdWPXScSGSFrDNA	12
BsjrBDwngCEIi	12
fpTeauAPjFZlbEPB	12
gas prices	24
zqRVRMoomhJ	6
twnApphvWaILKFVWNv	6
SAqNqHnJIXwMRXGh	6
dkoJuntHmkkGFeTIrV	6
PnPwqbbFnOzGfyIymd	6
UFvErSzdkfGnwmLjCHS	6