COuLtuL LijK, RECEIVED APRS 1977 Volume 75 THE TRINITY Issue 20 TRIPOD April 5,1977 Train Speaks on Environmental Protection by Steve Titus dergo a great amount of criticism Mining Control (originally vetoed labor, industry and environmental top priority. Russell Train, former Adminis- from numerous groups in society by President Ford) would be groups is necessary, he concluded. Mr. Train's speech was trator of the Environmental Pro- who are interested in and/or achieved under President Carter. Some political scientists believe followed by a brief question-and- tection Agency, spoke in the affected by environmental legisla- Better control of auto emissions is that public pressure on behalf of answer period. In response to a Washington Room Thursday, tion. For example, other environ- needed, he said, along with a environmentalism is destined to question about the EPA's fate in March 31. The topic of Mr. Trains's mentalists attack the EPA for being recognition that 90% of all cancer wane, resulting in weaker capabili- the current effort by President "informal talk" was '.'The En- too soft, scientists critique en- is environmentally—related. As to ties of government enforcers and Carter to reorganize the govern- vironment: A Retrospective and vironmental research and complain these problems, he advocated • leading to the inevitable develop- mental bureaucracy, Mr, Train said Prospective View." The event was of too many lawyers, and engineers better maintenance of cars and ment of mechanisms for ac- he hoped the EPA wouldn't be sponsored by the Department of complain of too many scientists. more coordination between health commodation with industrial inter- "shoe-horned into a conglomer- Urban and Environmental Studies. Labor and Agribusiness are es- and environmental groups. ests and other regulated groups. ate." In answer to another ques- Mr. Train became Adminisrator pecially vocal- in their opposition, In general, he said, the greatest Countering this theory, Mr. Train tion, he said "environmental costs of the EPA in September, 1973, he said. Job losses are often obstacle to' progress is the expressed the faith that the envi- are part of the cost of goods sold" succeeding William Ruckelshaus. unfairly blamed on the EPA and "adverary nature" of the relation- ronmental movement would con- and are therefore to be paid by He came to the EPA from the farmers dislike its regulatory func- ship between environmentalists tinue with strength. When the consumers. "Consumers who enjoy Council on Environmental Quality, tions. He mentioned that the only and other interest groups involved issues of the future are addressed, a product which pollutes must bear where he had served from Febru- people who genuinely like the EPA in decision making. A "better he maintained, the concerns of en- part of the cost of pollution," he ary 1970 as the Council's first are lawyers. "I'm the mpst sued working relationship" among vironmental groups "will remain in concluded. Chairman. Prior to that time, he man in government," he declared. was Under Secretary of the Inter- " Noting the accomplishments of ior. He left the EPA three months the EPA, he maintained that in a ago. short span of six years, there has been "enormous progress in envi- Mr. Train was introduced by Internship Program Deemed Successful ronmental programs." He stressed Russell Brenneman, President of the comprehensiveness of the set of the Connecticut Resource Recovery legislative acts achieved by envi- lasted a week, with students Authority. Mr. Brenneman's affec- ronmentalists. He named the envi- by Linda E. Scott they are interested in. Last fall, tionate speech emphasized the Spring break did not necessarily Jean King and Chris Shinkman of participating in a variety of activi- ronmental impact statements, the ties. 1 randomly spoke to a few of "ethical, intelligent and even- Clean Air Act, pesticides control, mean a two week vacation in the Career Counseling Office, and handed" manner in which Mr. Florida for everyone. For some it Jerry Hansen, from the Alumni these interns and received positive and the Toxic Substances Control comments about the program. Train had administered the EPA. Act as illustrations. meant' job-hunting, sleeping at Office designed an Internship Mr. Brenneman noted that he and home until noon, or participating in Program, involving interested stu- Senior Susan Budnick spent a Mr. Train might be thought of as Mr. Train also observed that Trinity's first Alumni Internship dents, alumni, parents and freinds week with the Cornunity Resources "a couple of lawyers who decided there have been "many problems, Program. of Trinity. for Justice here in Hartford. She to go straight." failures and disappointments" in For several years, the Career Students indicated fields they was able to participate in many of Reflecting on his experience as the past and that there was still Counseling Office has felt a need were interested in and were paired their daily activities, which in- head of the EPA, Mr. Train said much to be done in many areas. He for a program which could show with people involved in those cluded court screening, helping environmental administrators- un-. expressed the hope that Strip s.t.udcnts various aspects of career* fields. The programs generally with some paper work and sitting in on a Juvenile Corut arraignment. She also spent afternoons at Morgan Street, Long Lane School Sidewalks Declared Substandard and the Seyms Street jail. upcoming budget has not been anything, Since . the fraternities . She claims that the exposure firmly decided upon, he expects it awn the sidewalks in front of their was beneficial, and that she got a to include funds so he can meet the . buildings, not the college, they are good idea of what actually goes on standards. The notification is not as responsible for them. Crandall said in Court. Because it is a small serious as it seems. The problem, that some representatives of the organization, she feels a week was according to Crandall, is simply a fraternities came to him for advice enough time to obtain an under- matter of some broken flagstones and help, standing of the many facets of the job. In addition to learning a great and some misalignments. Essen- Andrew Walsh '79, President of deal, she says, "I reality enjoyed tially, the goal is to eliminate PKA (94 Vernon Street) admitted it." . ] hazards to pedestrians. that his fraternity had been notified To meet the city's require- by the city last fall. When asked David Duncan, a sophmore, set ments, Crandall explained, the what they plan to do about it, he up his own ' program with ah property owner must start from the said, "Essentially, nothing." They Avon architect. He also worked all sidewalk's base and do the whole might try to level-the sidewalks, day for a week, basically observing thing over, an extremely expensive but they are unsure whether this and doing odd jobs. , procedure. Crandall does not gen- will meet city standard's, he said, He considered his week £ erally use this method for the "We'll give it a shot." PKA "fantastic experience" and said h« college's sidewalks', but, with the members realize that they don't especially enjoyed going, out to the easier, less expensive method he have a very good sidewalk, but feel sights to watch others working anc does use, he expects them to last that the situation is really no big explain their work to him. In the for a long time. deal. week's time, he felt he learned a! Referring to the new sidewalk Three other fraternities are he could from observation and wai which was recently constructed by located on the even side of Vernon able to see what the architectun the President's house he said, "If Street—DKE, Crow, and AD. continued on page 2 I'd have built it by city standards, 1 St. A's address is 340 Summit would have run the cost up about Street, but much of their land faces 60%!" Apparently, he considers Vernon Street. Representatives of ATTENTION the city's standards extremely each of these four fraternities said high, but he looks forward to the that they had not been told that There will be an prospect of having the city take their, sidewalks, did not meet city over the responsibility of maintain- standards. One said that he all-college meeting Vernon Street sidewalks do not meet dtv standards.^ Uven. ha, ing sidewalks,_ recalled seeing a city inspector Crandall believes that besides taking notes last Year, but said that by Alan Levine maintain them. on the position of the school, some fraternities and. as far as he-knew, nothing ever Recently, a number of property No one seems overly concerned private property owners were also came of this. women on campus owners on the even side of Vernon about the notification, including notified. Crandall stated that he A representative from Hart- Street between Summit and Broad the city and those who were has had some problems with the ford's Department of Sidewalks, Streets have received notification notified. All are aware that their Thurs., April 7 . other property owneres on Vernon Curbs and Driveways admitted that that their sidewalks do not meet substandard classification does not Street. At one time, they blamed it might be cheaper for property c'ty standards. Included among imply illegality; it does not even him for his snow removal tech- owners to repair a few slabs of those notified were Trinity College imply inferiority. It only says that All are invited nique, which, they claimed, ruined sidewalk rather than re-do the and at least one Trinity fraternity. the sidewalks have not been laid their sidewalks. When Crandall whole length.