The Bush administration is quietly eroding environmental protection laws in favor of landowners and corporations.
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
FULL STORY: Bush Cuts into Green Laws by Stealth

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