May/June 1999

Features

Unnatural Disasters
Despite all our dams and levees, rivers continue to overflow, causing more damage than ever before. It's time to find a way to live with floods.
by Bob Schildgen

The Clean Water Clause
Activists discover the secret to fighting water pollution.
by Chris Carrel

Earth's Eye
"Let's go to the water." Beside the brooks, ponds, rivers, and lakes that we love, we find peace and clarity.
by Edward Hoagland

The Hidden Life of Bottled Water
So clear, so refreshing, so polluted?
by Liza Gross

Departments

Letters

Inside Sierra
The Evolution of Edward Hoagland by Joan Hamilton

Ways & Means
The biotech scam by Carl Pope

Good Going
Chaos theory in Trinidad by Sarah Fallon

Way to Go
Waiting for wolves by Geoffrey O'Gara

Body Politics
Electromagnetic threat by Liza Gross

Food for Thought
Cotton for dinner? by Daniel Imhoff

Lay of the Land
Grizzlies without a net
A sprawling issue
New York's garbage

Sierra Club Bulletin
Defending the Earth's Defenders
Home Front

Mixed Media
Books, Videos, Websites

Last Words
Good corporate citizens?