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Tom Daschle and Senate Democrats Attack Bush Administration for Reassessing the Secretly-Developed Clinton Rule to Halt Forest Road Building, by Tom Randall

BACKGROUND: Half of all Senate Democrats recently signed a letter to President Bush accusing him of failing to uphold the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. They claimed in their letter that this so-called "Roadless Plan" was the product of years of ...
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Sportsmen and Hunting Groups Write President Bush about Forest Management, by Gretchen Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: In the ongoing argument over logging in national forests, a group of hunting and sportsmen's clubs wrote President Bush last week pointing out that forest management is as essential for wildlife conservation as it is for healthy forests. Young ...
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Legal Briefs newsletter: For Russia’s Sake, It’s Time for Legal Reform

Violation of the sanctity of contracts and the destruction of intellectual property rights... Unfortunately for companies doing business in Russia today, Soviet-style actions are not a thing of the past. The culprit: What the Wall Street Journal Europe calls "bureaucratic ...
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Energy Bill in Conference: Will Republicans Accept Kyoto-Like Global Warming Measure to Get ANWR Drilling Approved? by Gretchen Randall

Ten Second Response /
BACKGROUND: As the House and Senate convene in conference to hammer out a final energy bill, the question arises whether the provision for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) will be included. While the House bill allowed ...
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Rep. John Doolittle Introduces Bill Calling for Release of 15-Year Old Wilderness Study Areas, by Tom Randall

BACKGROUND: Congressman John T. Doolittle introduced The Wilderness Study Area Release Act, H.R. 4589 to prevent the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management from continuing to close of millions of acres of public land through improper use ...
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Yucca Mountain: A Simple Solution, by Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford

National Policy Analysis #409 /
Energy Undersecretary Robert Card has said that the Bush Administration will seek more money from Congress for research into ways to reduce the volume of spent nuclear fuel and cost of its disposal. The purpose would be to extend the ...
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Legal Briefs newsletter: Asbestos Lawsuits: Putting the Greed of the Healthy over the Needs of the Sick

An April 25 front-page Wall Street Journal report shows how the greed of plaintiffs' attorneys is short-changing tens of thousands of sick asbestos victims. Desperately ill patients, many with cancer, increasingly are being shoved aside by "a huge and growing ...
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Earth Day 2002 Fact Sheet: The History of Earth Day

Former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day's co-founder, modeled Earth Day on anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, called "teach-ins," that were common on college campuses. "At a conference in Seattle in September 1969, I announced that in the spring of 1970 there ...
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2002 Earth Day Information Center: Research and Links for Earth Day

Earth Day Fact Sheets The History of Earth Day Environmental Progress Quotes About the Environment   Research ResourcesPublications of the Center for Environmental and Regulatory AffairsPublications of the Global Warming Information Center Publications of the Nuclear Policy Center Publications of the ...
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Anti-Sprawl Policies Undermine Programs to Help Minorities and the Poor

The Relief Report /
Contents: Competing Government Policies Both Promote and Deny Homeownership Opportunities for MinoritiesNatural Resources Defense Council 'Cries Wolf' Over Consultation on Bush Energy Plan  Anti-Sprawl Policies Undermine Government Policies Promoting Homeownership Opportunities for Minorities and the PoorIt's three steps forward, but ...
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