Bush Administration Moves To Gut Endangered Species Act
sduford on Apr 01 2007 at 7:57 am | Filed under: Environment, Politics
This is shocking, but it is not the first time that Bush moves against Endangered Species protection. They are going to stop anything that might have an impact on varius interest groups or corporate profits. They also clearly do not understand the impact that disapearing speies have on our environment and long-term survival.
From The Sietch Blog…
A secret draft of regulations (pdf) that would fundamentally rewrite the Endangered Species Act was leaked to two environmental organizations, which provided them to the press Tuesday. An article in Salon quotes Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman saying, “The proposed changes fundamentally gut the intent of the Endangered Species Act.â€
The changes are fiercely technical and complicated, but make future listings extremely difficult, redefine key concepts to the detriment of protected species, virtually hand over administration of the act to hostile states, and severely restrict habitat protections.