{
    "creator": [
        "Fletcher, Susan R", 
        "Isler, Margaret M", 
        "Resources, Science, and Industry Division"
    ], 
    "date": [
        "2003-05-08"
    ], 
    "description": [
        "The 108th Congress has acted on a variety of disparate environmental measures; some of these represent proposals or issues that had been under consideration in the 107th Congress and earlier. Environmental issues considered by Congress tend to fall into several major categories: (1) funding issues \u2014 whether funding levels are adequate and focused on appropriate priorities; (2) expanding, renewing, or refocusing specific environment programs; (3) environmental issues that are important \u201csubsets\u201d of other major areas of concern, such as energy, defense, or transportation programs; and more recently, (4) terrorism and infrastructure protection in areas such as wastewater and chemical facilities."
    ], 
    "format": [
        "18 pages.", 
        "Text"
    ], 
    "identifier": [
        "crs