Change I Can Believe In...
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:58 am
Sorry, but this pleases me....if they don't qualify for listing on the endangered species list, fine....just don't think a determination like that should be made sans science and by a Tom Delay- or Robert Byrd-type with project jobs in the offing...
Obama overturns Bush endangered species rule
President Obama on Tuesday overturned a last-minute Bush administration regulation that many environmentalists claim weakened the Endangered Species Act.
The regulation, issued a few weeks before George W. Bush left office, made it easier for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists before launching projects that could affect endangered wildlife.
By overturning the regulation, Obama said during an enthusiastic reception at the Interior Department, he had restored "the scientific process to its rightful place at the heart of the Endangered Species Act, a process undermined by past administrations."
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03 ... pstoryview
Obama overturns Bush endangered species rule
President Obama on Tuesday overturned a last-minute Bush administration regulation that many environmentalists claim weakened the Endangered Species Act.
The regulation, issued a few weeks before George W. Bush left office, made it easier for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists before launching projects that could affect endangered wildlife.
By overturning the regulation, Obama said during an enthusiastic reception at the Interior Department, he had restored "the scientific process to its rightful place at the heart of the Endangered Species Act, a process undermined by past administrations."
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03 ... pstoryview
