Abstract
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol M. Browner has revealed plans to spend $36 million this year to fund 73 projects under President Clinton's Environmental Technology Initiative. As part of this effort, EPA signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with three major U.S. companies to develop and field-test a new technology to treat clay soils contaminated by hazardous waste. The initiative, announced by President Clinton last April and reaffirmed in his State of the Union Address, aims to foster development of innovative technologies that are both protective of the environment and job promoting. It is clear to all of us who work in this field that we need a new generation of environmental technology for a new generation of environmental protection, Browner says. EPA, the lead agency in the President's initiative, intends to eliminate barriers, create incentives, and actively assist in developing technologies to fill regulatory gaps. The agency seeks to help small bu...
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