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Bush to relax endangered species regulations
usatoday.com - 11/20/2008
Bush to relax endangered species regulations
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The rules must be published by Friday to take effect before Obama is sworn in Jan. 20. Otherwise, the new president could undo them with the stroke of a pen. The U.S. Interior Department rushed to complete the rule in three months, over the objections of lawmakers and environmentalists who ...
ajr.org - 11/25/2008
Endangered Species  | American Journalism Review
— ajr.org — December/January preview>> Many newspapers are laying off the reporters who monitor the federal government from a local... angle. The cost could be steep. By Jennifer Dorroh Jennifer Dorroh (jdorroh@ajr.umd.edu) is AJR's managing editor. P lucked from ... (more) Endangered Species  | American Journalism ...
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washingtonpost.com - 11/21/2008
Under U.S. Proposal, Climate Change Wouldn't Be Factor in Assessing Risks to Endangered Species
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Under U.S. Proposal, Climate Change Wouldn't Be Factor ...

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news.yahoo.com - 11/21/2008
Dems look to stop endangered species rule changes (AP)
— news.yahoo.com — AP - With the Bush administration on the verge of relaxing regulations protecting endangered species, Democratic leaders... are looking at ways to overturn any last-minute rule changes. (more) Dems look to stop endangered species rule changes (AP)

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Daily Kos:  Midnight Rules

Think Progress:  Perino: The Endangered Species Act ‘Doesn’t Help Support Any Species, Including Our Own’

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Midnight Rules
Daily Kos — ... In the waning days of the reign of The Worst President EverTM, the Bush administration has been in a mad dash to inflict as much damage as possible before handing over the keys to President-elect Barack Obama. The latest: ...

Perino: The Endangered Species Act ‘Doesn’t Help Support Any Species, Including Our Own’
Think Progress — The Associated Press reports today that, as part of its long-fought campaign to gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Bush administration is pushing a last-minute regulatory change that would significantly weaken the ESA: The rules would eliminate the input of federal wildlife scientists in some endangered species cases, [by allowing] the federal agency in charge of building, authorizing or funding a project to determine for itself whether a project would be likely to harm endangered wildlife and plants. At ...

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