University Daily Kansan, October 10, 1983
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the telling point where he realized his support had evaporated." Griscom said
"The senator responded he was genuinely sorry it had to come to this, but he fully understood and respected his decision," Griscom said.
Watt, 45, and his wife, Leilian, rode on horseback to the gate at the ranch owned by family friend Thomas Barrack to meet with reporters shortly after 5 p.m. CDT. Watt stepped down from the saddle, reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a one-page typed letter to the president — signed "Jim" — which he read aloud.
'I talked to the president about an hour ago,
"I WAS ENCOURAGED with this conversation and complimented, of course, and grateful that Leliani and I had the chance to serve the president in this capacity and extremely proud of the record that we've established," he said.
explained to him my decision, my purposes, and we had a fine conversation." Watt said.
His letter said, "We have brought balance. We've done it with determination and an effort, and we feel that our work is done and that our usefulness to the president has come to an end."
administration has come to an end. A different type of leadership at the Department of Interior will best serve you and the nation.
"It is time for a new phase of management, one to consolidate the gains we have made. It is my view that my usefulness to you in this
"I leave behind people and programs — a legacy that will aid America in the decades ahead. Our people and their dedication will keep America moving in the right direction."
Environmentalists greeted the news with glee, but Reagan's New Right supporters were disappointed.
"I celebrate James Watt's resignation the same way I celebrated the end of the Vietnam War," said Rep. James Waele. D-Ore, "I'm glad it's over, but it never should have begun."
Governors to discuss acid-rain issues
By PAUL SEVART Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The environmental and economic effects of acid rain will be a central topic when policy sessions of the Midwest Governors' Conference begin today, Missouri Gov. Kit Bond said
If unwise and un-thought-out solutions are proposed, the solution could be as harmful to the economy as acid rain has been to the environment as Bond, who is chairman of Daund.
The governors at the conference will try to agree on a policy statement that would give the federal government a clear, unified message on acceptable solutions to the acid rain problem. Bond said, rather than try to draft legislation for Congress.
THE ACID RAIN problem is caused by industrial pollution from burning coal with a high sulphur content, which enters the atmosphere from smokestacks. The pollution shows up, sometimes hundreds of miles downwind, as rain or snow with high acidity.
Gov. John Carlin said, "The issue has reached beyond discussion in some parts of the country. I can assure Kansans that if it's done wrong, we will pay a most unfair burden."
Carlin said that Kansas and Missouri were considered by most experts to be on the border of the region that is blamed for emissions into the atmosphere that cause acid rain.
Proposals have been made in Congress that would force states whose industries and power plants contribute significantly to acid rain to pay
the states, mostly in the Northeast, that are suffering environmental damage.
BOND MENTIONED one proposal, made last year by Seen. George J. Mitchell, D-Maine, which Bond said would have cost the public utilities and eventually the rate-payers of Missouri about
"That would be a very severe blow to the economy of our state," he said.
Acid rain has been identified as a problem for about 20 years, but only in the past five or 10 has it come to the forefront of national issues, said Jerry deNoyelles, professor of botany and of systematics and ecology.
The environment damage consists mostly of making hundreds of lakes in the Northeast more acidic than normal. The higher acidity causes some plants to plant and wildlife in de-Nevilles said.
He has done research in northern Ontario for 10 years on the effects of acid rain, studying the changes that occur in a lake that has been purposefully acidified in a controlled experiment.
THE SULPHUR emitted from smokestacks exists in the atmosphere as sulphur dioxide until it combines with water, forming sulphuric acid, the type of acid used in car batteries.
That acid returns to Earth as rain or other precipitation, and the water runs off into lakes and streams. In areas such as the Midwest, deNoyelles said, a high quantity of limestone and alkaline dusts can effectively neutralize the acidic water as it runs off.
But in the Northeast, where there is less limestone, the acidic water runs into the lakes not only with its full acidity but with metals that it dissolves from rocks along the way. Some of
mose metals, such as mercury and zinc, can be harmful to fish and wildlife.
RAIN IN THIS area is slightly acidic, he said, but not nearly as much as in some areas of the Northeast. Some Northeast areas receive rain that is 100 times more acidic than normal, deyneilles said, and many areas commonly receive rain that is 10 times the normal acidity.
Almost any plant that burns fossil fuels will emit some sulphur into the atmosphere, he said. Measures such as installing "scrubbers" on smokestacks and treating coal before it is burned can reduce the emissions but not eliminate them.
Carlin said that all but one or two plants in Kansas had employed sufficient measures to reduce sulphur emissions.
On pollution from plants in Kansas, deNoyelles said. "Almost every power plant is contributing to it. I don't know to what extent you could have been exposed to Detroit or some industrial areas of Ohio.
SOLVING THE problem of acid rain will take more money to reduce industrial emissions, deNoyelles said. That expense will have to be passed along to consumers of electricity and other goods and services that benefit from the lower cost of burning high-sulphur coal.
"We obviously do not take enough sulphur pollutants out of the exhausts by whatever means to prevent the problem," he said.
When the governors take up the subject of acid rain, they will be considering a policy statement expressing their concern about the effects of acid rain and another, more specific set of recommendations, including changes in the federal Clean Air Act.
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Sara Salkind, 7, upper right, curiously inspects a shark's jaw while Rebecca Tuttle, class instructor, assists her. The specimen was part of the many unlovable animals in the "Animals Nobody Loves" workshop Saturday at the Museum of Natural History.
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bat. As the other children leaned forward and touched it cautiously, Sonja Caldwell, 3, turned her head away and stuck out her tongue. The girl was shocked and would never go into a cave infested with bats.
Tuttle explained how some of these animals were helpful to human beings. Although rats are bad because they can bite people and cause pain, they are also helpful to scientists who use them in experiments.
The children also worked on art projects where they could make a snake wind-chime. Sonja created a pink, purple and yellow polka dot snake. Marvin Goertz, 5, aimed for realism with an orange and brown rattle-snake.
The children were also allowed to invent an animal. Nat Marshall, 5, put his animal in a cage to protect everyone, while Marvin decided to draw Halloween ghosts.
"I'll admit I'm getting used to snakes. I don't use them in class because I'm by myself and I do not want any type of fear to rub off on the kids," Tuttle said.
ALTHOUGH the instructors tried to help the children appreciate unfed animals more, Tuttle admitted that she was not the best snake handler.
The parents also seem to enjoy having their kids in the program.
Jim White, Lawrence, said that he regularly enrolled his two children because he wanted to expose them to as much as possible.
Donna Reed, Baldwin City, said that she liked to have her son attend the programs because he asked many questions about his family. Donna asked about her shopping done while he was in class.
At the end of the class, most of the children seemed to appreciate the unloved animals more, but Sara still wasn't convinced of the value of snakes. Standing outside a rattle-snake's glass cage and imitating its tongue movement, she said, "I love worms because they're cool and because I just like them. But snakes are still pretty stinky."
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