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A promising trend - science and policy are reunited

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This year is shaping up to be a banner year for environmental policy. The Obama administration is making decisions based on sound science and reason, peeling away actions and policies created in the past administration that significantly weakened environmental protections. The administration is establishing a new hope for our forests and wildlife. more

Environmental damage control: Which Bush policies should Obama scrap first?

Washington is abuzz right now with talk of how the new Obama administration can undo some of the environmental damage done by their predecessors in the White House. There’s so much to be done, and everyone’s asking where to start. more

Bush’s Final Days: The last-minute environmental roll-backs you should know about

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In November, we told you about sweeping environmental roll-backs the Bush administration is rushing through in its final months in office. Since then, and just as expected, the news has not been good. In the short weeks since the presidential election, the administration has finalized numerous land management plans, regulations and policy changes that could severely damage our wild lands for decades to come. more

Bush’s Last Assault: Changes to Endangered Species Act a bad deal for everyone (Part 2 of 6)

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On a recent vacation in California, my family and I decided to venture over to the San Diego Zoo. It was a beautiful day and I was raring to get in and learn about all the fascinating creatures. Just inside the entrance of the zoo was a display illustrating the recently extinct species. A sobering feeling came over me as I looked over the list. These species were gone forever…and that was it. more