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"environmental associations" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "political activity."

"clean air act" in the Subject Guide.

"antitrust law" into the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "cases."

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"deregulation" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "airlines."

"deregulation" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "electric utilities."

"deregulation" in the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "political aspects."

"monetary policy" into the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "analysis."

"monetary policy" into the Subject Guide, and then go to subdivision "economic aspects."

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Greenpeace sabotages Syngenta crops. (Newsbriefs). (Syngenta AG genetically modified wheat site, trial plantings)(Brief Article) Chemical Week April 16, 2003 v165 i14 p8(1)

Environmental groups voice concern over proposed ESA changes. (Endangered Species Act). (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revision proposal) Mary Beth Polley. Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News Feb 3, 2003 v31 i15 p4

Environmentalists sue EPA for global warming. (News). (Sierra Club, Our Children's Earth)(Brief Article) Natural Life May-June 2003 p28(1)

Mercury and Bush's not-so-Clear Skies: the Bush administration plan: More coal plant mercury emissions over a longer period. (Corporate Threats to Environmental Health). Zach Corrigan. Multinational Monitor April 2003 v24 i4 p19(3)

Toyota to pay $34 million to settle emission lawsuit. (News) Waste News March 17, 2003 v8 i25 p4

States sue EPA over New Source Review revisions. (Clean Air Act). Mary Beth Polley. Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News Jan 6, 2003 v31 i11 p14

Quantifying the financial implications of corporate environmental performance. Robert Repetto, Duncan Austin. Journal of Investing Fall 2002 v11 i3 p77(9)

Republican Senator Challenges Administration Clean Air Plan. (Sen. Judd Gregg, Bush administration) Manimoli Dinesh. The Oil Daily Dec 17, 2002 v52 i241 pITEM02351007

Bush's Clear Skies plan bad for parks: administration's proposal to alter the Clean Air Act draws criticism. (Air Quality). (Brief Article) National Parks Sept-Oct 2002 p12(1)

Unclean air--and unclear EPA regulations--pose challenges. (environment). (Statistical Data Included) Dan Emerson. Plants Sites & Parks Sept 2002 v29 i4 p12(3)

The $50 Billion Card Game: In a mammoth lawsuit, seven million stores accuse Visa and MasterCard of ripping them off with debit cards. Can they win? (Features) Roger Parloff. Fortune May 12, 2003 v147 i9 p108+

49 agencies sue airlines over cuts, seek up to $200M; charge antitrust violations. Nadine Godwin. Travel Weekly April 21, 2003 v62 i16 p1(2)

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether individual consumers may use antitrust laws to sue telephone companies for bad service delivered to another phone company. (Dateline Washington). (Brief Article) Alex Adrianson. Consumers' Research Magazine April 2003 v86 i4 p6(1)

Sun Gets Injunction in Microsoft Case. eWeek Dec 23, 2002 pNA

Microsoft Beats States Rap; Judge Barely Tinkers with Settlement. Client Server News Nov 11, 2002 pNA

A proposed antitrust approach to high technology competition. Thomas A. Piraino Jr.. William and Mary Law Review Oct 2002 v44 i1 p65(101)

Bush's Trustbusters Need Another Name; Dems and the GOP have always agreed that no merger should reduce a trio of rivals to a mere pair. This Administration appears to differ. (COMMENTARY) (Brief Article) Dan Carney. Business Week Online Sept 13, 2002 pNA

Will NAFTA Force US to Drink MTBE? (North American Free Trade Agreement, United States, methyl tertiary butyl ether)(Brief Article) Elisa Lynch. Earth Island Journal Spring 2001 v16 i1 p18

waste & abuse. (environmental groups cases against United States military; National Monuments, investigations)(Brief Article) Sean Paige. Insight on the News Feb 26, 2001 v17 i8 p47 Mag.Coll.: 110F2948.

Green Groups, EPA Reach Accord In Effort to Limit Ship Emissions. (Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund suit against)(Environmental Protection Agency settled)(Government Activity)(Brief Article) Air/Water Pollution Report Jan 22, 2001 v39 i4 p30

Giving Greenpeace a Chance. (environmental group) Katherine Kerlin. E Sept 2001 v12 i5 p12

Green Groups Make Own Calls For Environmental Strides. (Brief Article) Air/Water Pollution Report Jan 29, 2001 v39 i5 p34

What should business do about global warming? (Feature). (trading emissions credits) Energy & Environmental Management July-August 2002 p16(2)

Fly in the power plant. (Free Press). (Brief Article) Drug Brown. American Journalism Review June 2002 v24 i5 p14(2)

Forget tacos. (Opinion). (environmental associations and biotechnology) Barry A. Palevitz. The Scientist April 29, 2002 v16 i9 p12(2)

Environmental doomsday: bad news good, good news bad. Gregg Easterbrook. Brookings Review Spring 2002 v20 i2 p2(4)

Proceeding with caution: in the wake of September 11, environmental direct-action groups change their tactics. (Currents). (attack on America, 2001, aftermath) Paul Clarke. E Jan-Feb 2002 v13 i1 p14(2)

Connecting land and wildlife. (Environment). (protecting the forests)(Brief Article) Ted Kerasote. Sports Afield Jan 2002 v225 i1 p84(2)

Activists Express Concern About Public Access Limits. (Bush administration's tightening of public access to environmental regulations)(Brief Article) Chemical Market Reporter Nov 12, 2001 v260 i18 p4 Bus.Coll.: 137P3545.

Citizen's Arrest. (corporate liability for environmental damage)(Brief Article) James Carter. Sierra Nov-Dec 2001 v86 i6 p22 Mag.Coll.: 109B0905.

Water for the Future: Four Commonsense Principles. (Brief Article) International Wildlife Sept-Oct 2001 pNA

US green group under attack. (Brief Article) Don Hazen. New Internationalist Sept 2001 p7

Big (dirty) air. (Networks). (Brief Article) The American Prospect July 15, 2002 v13 i13 p8(1)

Air Condition - Bush, pollution, and hysteria. (George W. Bush and the Clean Air Act) Gregg Easterbrook. The New Republic July 1, 2002 p16

So much for "Homeland Security". (Legal Briefs). (delayed report on chemical plants' vulnerability to terrorist attack)(Brief Article) OnEarth Summer 2002 v24 i2 p44(1)

Clean Air Wins. (Brief Article) Earth Island Journal Autumn 2001 v16 i3 p5

Green Groups Slap EPA with Suits For 'Failing' on Clean Air Efforts. Solid Waste Report August 9, 2001 v32 i32 pNA

States, Enviros : Feds Undercutting Clean Air Enforcement Lawsuits. CHRIS HOLLY. Energy Daily August 8, 2001 v29 i152 p1

Environmental crimes. (16th Annual Survey of White Collar Crime) Jason Blacksberg, F. Joseph Dausch, Elaine K. Inman, Craig J. Gabriel. American Criminal Law Review Summer 2001 v38 i3 p607

A Plot to Foil the Greens: How political muscle and clever legal footwork won a quiet federal 'review' of antipollution lawsuits. (ENERGY)(National Affairs)(Brief Article) Michael Isikoff. Newsweek June 4, 2001 p36

Clean Air Federalism: Do States Race to the Bottom?(*). (federal versus state standards for clean air) Matthew Potoski. Public Administration Review May 2001 v61 i3 p335

Supreme Court Upholds Clean Air Regulations. (Brief Article) James L. Nash. Occupational Hazards April 2001 v63 i4 p22

Bush Backs Off Election Pledge To Mandate Carbon Dioxide Cuts. (George W. Bush)(Brief Article) Chemical Market Reporter March 19, 2001 v259 i12 p5

THE CONSTITUTION AND THE COSTS OF CLEAN AIR. Cary Coglianese. Environment Nov 2000 v42 i9 p32

CLOSING THE CLEAN-AIR LOOPHOLE. (Brief Article) Sam Martin. Mother Earth News August 2000 p20

Environmental crimes. Reid Page, Amy Savage, Kendra Stitt, Rebecca Umhofer. American Criminal Law Review Summer 1999 v36 i3 p515(1)

America's regulatory mess; Regulating business in America. The Economist (US) July 26, 2003 v368 i8334 p57US (1094 words)

Visa, MasterCard Rebut Justice Dept. (Visa U.S.A. Inc., MasterCard International Inc., U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit)(Brief Article) W.A. Lee. American Banker August 21, 2002 p9

Awaiting a Resolution. (Microsoft's antitrust settlement) eWeek August 19, 2002 pNA

Crawling from the wreckage: the biggest problem for the plaintiffs was that their analysis of revenue sharing, its genesis and its impact on the business were off the mark. (Fast Forward). (Blockbuster Inc. in antitrust lawsuit)(Brief Article) Paul Sweeting. Video Business July 8, 2002 v22 i27 p12(1)

IP rights--and wrongs: Does overstrong patent and copyright protection hamper competition? (Staking Claims). (intellectual property and antitrust law)(Brief Article) Gary Stix. Scientific American May 2002 v286 i5 p38(1)