Scientific research can both anticipate and react to problems,such as Chicago's tunnel flood, with such practical and timelyinformation that it would be irresponsibly shortsighted of theLegislature to go along with Gov. Edgar's deep budget cuts forIllinois' four scientific surveys.
When called last week, for instance, David Gross, assistantchief of the Illinois State Geological Survey, could tell anyone whoneeded to know that the Loop's 80- to 90-foot-deep layer of claymakes up a stable environment able to hold water and release itslowly and that with clay's unique properties, "the potential fordamage is very low" to downtown buildings.
Without the geological …
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