Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 1999 PRI Study By:Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D, Erin Schiller, Elizabeth Fowler 4.1.1999
The purpose of the Index of Leading Environmental Indicators is to provide policy makers and interested citizens with an annual checkup on environmental progress in the United States. “The environment” is a broad term, encompassing hundreds of discrete issues and concerns. The amount of data is overwhelming, making an exhaustive report truly exhausting for all but the dedicated specialist. It is for this reason that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual reports on environmental issues tend to go unread by the public and unreported in the media.
