"The best way of addressing public concerns about environmental tobacco smoke is through the provision of designated non-smoking and smoking areas with good ventilation, " he said.

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For a decade now, the Environmental Protection Agency has been using a provision of the Clean Air Act to force dirty, older power plants to clean up.

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In addition, local traditional healers, or amchis, are not only responsible for provision of health care, but also for environmental management, such as the regulation of grazing in alpine pastures.

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