12.11.2008 6:03 pm
Bush strikes again: The Endangered Species Act takes a hit
The Associated Press is reporting this afternoon that President George W. Bush is issuing rules changes that diminish the scope of the Endangered Species Act. The rules reduce the input of scientists, eliminate some mandatory reviews and prevent the ESA from…
Caught between a federal judge’s order and a mountain of accumulating scientific evidence, the Bush administration reluctantly listed polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. But the administration pointedly refuses to address the threat that imperils the bears and…
