Index - F

Farmed fish, 187

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 156-157

Federal Energy Policy Act, 98

Federal government
     antiregulatory movement, 5
     Clinton's environmental initiatives, 35-36
     economic impact, 3-4
     groundwater quality, 116-117
     major legislation, 8t
     motor vehicle fleets, 93-94
     nuclear waste repositories, 71-74
     public opinion on agencies' performance, 13, 17f
     public opinion on environmental role, 13, 16f
     wetlands regulation, 179

Federal Water Pollution Control Act. See Clean Water Act

Fermentation, 195

Fertilizers, 149-150

Fish
     acid rain, effects of, 132, 133t
     aquaculture, 187
     consumption advisories, 187, 1114f
     contamination, 187
     deep-sea harvesting, 186-187
     ozone depletion, effects of, 45

Florida Everglades, 179

Fluoridated water, 124, 150-151, 152f

Food
     farmed fish, 187
     irradiation, 165, 167t
     organic, 165-166
     toxins, 163-165, 166t

FoodNet, 164, 166t

Forest fires, 98-99, 172, 174f

Forest Service, U.S., 172, 173, 174, 175

Forests
     acid rain, effects of, 133-134, 134f
     biodiversity, 182
     as carbon sinks, 31
     change in types, 175
     clear-cutting, 175
     environmental role, 169-170
     insects and pathogens, destructive, 172-174
     invasive plants, 174-175
     loss of, 170
     Pacific Northwest, 186
     tropical rain forests, 170-171, 189, 189t
     United States, 171-176, 171f, 172f, 173f
     wildfires, 98-99, 172, 174f

Fossil fuels, 98

Free trade, 11-12

Freedom Cooperative Automotive Research (FreedomCAR), 93

FreedomCAR, 93

Freon, 8, 48

Freshwater use and supply, 103, 104-109

Fuel cells, hydrogen, 207

Fuel economy, 89-91, 90, 90(f5.21)