May 26, 2000

Using Science to Avert Environmental Catastrophe

By CAROLYN RAFFENSPERGER, NANCY MYERS, and ELIZABETH BIRD

Scientists and the public have known for more than 30 years that human activities are damaging the environment. In spite of some successes -- such as cleaning up certain bodies of water, producing cleaner cars, and expanding recycling -- the complex ecosystems that make human life on earth possible remain in danger. Evidence of the threats to them is accumulating in many forms, from the thinning of the ozone layer to the extinction of species. We don't fully

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