U.S. Environmental Laws Being Eroded

The Bush administration is quietly eroding environmental protection laws in favor of landowners and corporations.

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January 20, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


While the US rejection of the Kyoto treaty on global warming focused world attention on President Bush's environmental policies, many of the administrative changes have gone almost unnoticed, although they may have just as much impact.

Thanks to Michael Dudley

Friday, January 17, 2003 in The Guardian Unlimited

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