The destruction of our natural resources and contamination of our

food supply continue to occur, largely because of the extreme difficulty

in affixing legal responsibility on these who continue to treat our 【M1】_________

environment with reckless abandon. Attempts to prevent pollution by

legislation, economic incentives and friendly persuasion has been met by 【M2】_________

lawsuits, personal and industrial denial and long delays—not only in

accepting responsibility, but more importantly, in doing something about it.

It seems which only when the government decides that it can afford 【M3】_________

tax incentives or production sacrifices there any initiative for change. 【M4】_________

Where is industry and our recognition that protecting mankind’s great 【M5】_________

treasure is the single most important responsibility? As there will be time 【M6】_________

for environmental health professionals to come to the frontlines and

provide leadership to solve environmental problems, that time is now.

We are being asked, and, the public is demanding we took positive 【M7】_________

action. It is our responsibility as professionals in environmental health to

make the difference. Yes, the ecologists, the environmental activists

and the conservationists serve to communicate, stimulate thinking and

promote to behavioral change. However, it is those of us who are paid 【M8】_________

to make the decisions to develop, improve and enforce environmental

standards, I submit, whom must lead the change. 【M9】_________

We must recognize that environmental health issues do not stop at

city limits, county lines, state or even federal boundaries. We can no

longer afford to be tunnel-visioned in our approach. We must visualize

issues in every perspective to make the objective decisions. We must 【M10】_________

express our views clearly to prevent media distortion and public confusion.

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