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Increasing the Environment and Natural Resources R&D budget by 4% in 1996 to $5.5 billion.
Replacing single agency/discipline/issue approach to solving environmental problems with an integrated, interdisciplinary, multi-agency research program.
Increasing investment in Environmental Technology to improve remediation efforts today and decrease future cleanup costs by emphasizing pollution avoidance.
Improving environmental decision-making through the development and use of tools for integrated assessment to reduce uncertainty and manage risk.
Increasing emphasis in the Global Change Program on understanding the consequences of climate change (global warming and El Nino) and identifying mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Increasing emphasis on ecological research to promote the efficient use of natural resources while sustaining ecosystems for future generations.
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