31.   Environmental officials say the pollution levels are generally not high enough to cause massive respiratory problems for the public.

32.   Environmental officials had the choice of watching the fuel oil pollute Coos Bay, ruining crab habitats and killing seabirds, or setting it afire and causing air pollution.

33.   Environmental officials and residents are eager to dig it up, and General Electric presses to let the contaminants stay where they are.

34.   Environmental officials declared an ozone emergency here Tuesday, taking two of every five cars off city highways, closing factories and restricting children to classroom activities only.

35.   Environmental officials discovered new dioxin sites in eastern Missouri, but they say Times Beach has been thoroughly searched.

36.   Environmental officials said that while MTBE helps reduce air pollution, it has seeped into water supplies.

37.   Environmental officials were particularly concerned about the lasting effect on wildlife and coastal fisheries once the pollutants flow downstream to the ocean.

38.   Environmental officials and local public works administrators conceded that some work had created as many problems as it cured, but they said those trouble spots were being repaired.

39.   Environmental officials and officials concerned with preventing the spread of nuclear weapons oppose it, as do some -- but not all -- Foreign Ministry officials.

40.   Environmental officials are hoping that their calls to reduce traffic, keep fireplaces cool and otherwise hold pollution down will prevent violations this year, but they are skeptical.