Yes! STS does a very grates job on this lol
improoving interaction with environement really enhance the gameplay (as smalls details, like spiders running in Gob stonghold, and the skulls spikes quest.)
i really like theses news features, i can't wait for more!

Boulders would be soo coool, maybe in a volcano themed campaign? (or in the mysterious (rusty) Mine?)
Poisonous gas in Swamps and Crypt ( for this one, you whole screen could start flashing and morphing randomly)
Radioactive barrels in Alien Oasis 2
Tornadoes in the Alien Oasis Desert.
slowing (not freezing) cold winds in Lost Expedition open areas.
Bees nests in Forest Haven, lol if you hit it, bees attack you and everything arround.