Environmental Stories to Watch in 2007

In this fourth in a series of annual briefings, WRI President Jonathan Lash briefed journalists on five key environmental issues to watch in 2007:

• The prospects for federal legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions
• Biofuels and the Agriculture Bill
• Innovative policies to reduce pollution of the Chesapeake Bay
• Fast moving developments in climate science and technology
• Prospects for international action on climate change.