Results for keyword: Bush administration
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Clean water changes could sully Western streambeds
If the Bush administration pushes through a rule change to the Clean Water Act, three-fourths of the West’s rivers would be unprotected from pollution
by Joshua Zaffos, Dec 22, 2003 -
Freaky Fridays with the Bush administration
Critics say it’s not a coincidence that the Bush administration announces bad environmental news – like the recent rollback of mine-tailings limits – late on Friday afternoons, when media coverage is sparse
by Ray Ring, Nov 10, 2003 -
Western patriots are rebelling against the Patriot Act
Bozeman, Mont., is one of over 175 communities in the U.S. that have passed resolutions opposing the Patriot Act
by Jeff Milchen, Oct 13, 2003 -
Reckless rancher cuts sweet deal in D.C.
The Bush administration cuts a deal with Wyoming rancher Harvey Frank Robbins Jr., and orders the Worland BLM office to back off on enforcing grazing regulations
by Brodie Farquhar, Sep 29, 2003 -
Who’s at the helm?
While Congress debates whether Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt should take over the Environmental Protection Agency, the agency itself plows ahead in an anti-environmental direction
by Laura Paskus, Sep 29, 2003 -
From Washington, D.C., comes a new spoils system
Through its push for privatization, the Bush administration is quietly engineering a corporate takeover of the federal government – one that will have harsh consequences for land management, national parks, scientific integrity and workforce diversity
by Jeff Ruch, Sep 15, 2003 -
NEPA gets short shrift in the courts
A recent study by Defenders of Wildlife documents the Bush administration’s unprecedented rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act
by Hal Clifford, Sep 01, 2003
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