I still think Kerry should go after Bush on the environment . . . and hard . . .September 1, 2004
Greenwatch Today
http://www.bushgreenwatch.org/mt_archives/000175.phpThe Bush administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found a subtle way to sidestep the Endangered Species Act.
New rules, announced in late July, allow EPA to approve new pesticides without consulting the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine possible harm to wildlife. <1>
The new rules greatly favor industries that produce pesticides. As reported by BushGreenwatch, a special chemical industry task force has used insider access to the EPA to achieve this rule change.
Federal officials claim the new regulations will "streamline" the pesticide approval process. Patti Goldman, managing attorney with the Seattle office of environmental group Earthjustice, sees it differently. "EPA has a problem, and its problem is that it has not complied with the Endangered Species Act for pesticides for over a decade. So when it says ‘streamlining,' it's trying to streamline away the requirements, rather than find a streamlined way to come into compliance with them."
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