The debate on whether hot water once rose within Yucca Mountain and might someday flood a nuclear waste repository received an airing before a high-ranking science advisory panel.
A National Drinking Water Advisory Council subgroup held its first meeting to discuss the cost implications of implementing pending arsenic-in-drinking-water regulation.
At a summit organized by the Romanian government and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), delegates agreed to work together to protect the environment of the Danube basin and encourage sustainable development.