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Dec. 25, 2008
Thanks to Bush, the Endangered Species Act Is Itself Threatened
Thanks to some last-minute changes by the Bush administration, the Endangered Species Act is now threatened itself, writes Brian E. Gray.
FORUM COLUMN
By Brian E. Gray The Bush administration earlier this month promulgated new rules interpreting the "interagency consultation" requirements of the Endangered Species Act. Although Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne asserted that the principal purpose of the new rules was to clarify consultation "as it relates to global processes like climate change" and protection of the polar bear, the rules are far more pernicious. The consult...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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