U.S. 28th-Best On Environmental Issues, Study Says

Yale and Columbia based the rankings on an Environmental Sustainability Index, gauging each nation's rate of success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals.

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January 27, 2006, 9:00 AM PST

By David Gest

"A pilot nation-by-nation study of environmental performance shows that just six nations -- led by New Zealand, followed by five from Northern Europe -- have achieved 85 percent or better success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals ranging from clean drinking water and low ozone levels to sustainable fisheries and low greenhouse gas emissions."

"The study, jointly produced by Yale and Columbia Universities, ranked the United States 28th over all, behind most of Western Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Costa Rica and Chile, but ahead of Russia and South Korea."

FULL STORY: United States Ranks 28th on Environment, a New Study Says

Monday, January 23, 2006 in The New York Times

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