February 26, 1999

In Pollution Research, Universities Can Bridge the Crucial Gap Between Science and Policy

By DONALD F. KETTL

As the 30th anniversary of the first Earth Day approaches in 2000, two things are clear.

The nation has made enormous progress in reducing pollution. Many dirty rivers have become swimmable, fishable, and drinkable again. Boston Harbor, Galveston Bay, and the Connecticut River are far cleaner. Cleveland's famous Cuyahoga River, which actually caught fire in 1969, now sports tourist cruise boats and only

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