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Focuses on the views of the Sierra Club on the environmental policies of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Information on the club's campaign against Bush in the 2004 presidential election; Efforts of the club to recruit volunteers; Partnership of the club with various organizations.

Comments on the environmental protection policy of the government of U.S. President George W. Bush. Views on the State of the Union message of Bush for 2003; Opinion on the 1972 Clean Water Act; Proposal of the government to leave environmental decisions to the market and to individual states.

Covers the effort of the periodical `Sierra,' and environmentalist groups to opposed anti-environmental legislative measures in the United States Congress. Achievements made by environmental groups and the periodical in thwarting congressional measures; Comments on the stance of United States President George W. Bush on environmental issues; Recommendation for environmentalists.

The article presents information on U.S. President George W. Bush delaying decisions on environmental policies till the expiry of his term in January 2009. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from cars and trucks but President Bush has directed the agency to come up with appropriate rules by the end of 2008. Bush proposed further studying the issue of climate change at the June 2007 meeting of the Group of eight nations delaying the agreement till the end of 2008. A court order to improve weak water-quality standards for factory farms has been put off-until February 27, 2009 ostensibly to provide time for the agricultural community to adjust to the new requirements.

The article focuses on issues related to the dissatisfaction among the members of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) due to U.S. President George W. Bush's new standards on gun rights. Ronald Schmeits, NRA vice president, says the government has placed more emphasis on oil and gas than access rights for hunters. The NRA's 4.2 million members increasingly find themselves locked out of prime wildlife areas by the oil and gas industry. Their dissatisfaction has added to the growing opposition against Bush administration's policies on public lands and wildlife.

The article focuses on the author's views on U.S. President George W. Bush administration's efforts to deal with environment related issues. The author criticizes the 2008 budget, through which Natural Resources and Environment undersecretary Mark Rey has proposed to sell off national forests to finance public schools in rural counties. He says a similar proposal received strong opposition from hunting, fishing, and conservation groups.

The article presents news briefs about the environment in the U. S. A report from the General Accountability Office states that the administration of President George W. Bush is responsible for the $11 million cost of salvage logging in Oregon's Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. A report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the agency never conducted mandated environmental-justice reviews. The EPA announced a rule that cuts the maximum allowable daily intake levels of airborne particulates.

The article informs that in U.S. President George W. Bush's first term, more than a third of his nominees for federal appeals courts and the Court of Federal Claims had worked as energy-industry lawyers and lobbyists. This time around, the National Association of Manufacturers has launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to boost the president's picks--seven of whom, including William Myers, were rejected last term as too extreme. Vermont Law School professor Patrick Parenteau foresees "very bleak times" ahead. Without a judicial commitment to environmental law, he says, deadlines don't get met, species don't get listed, environmental impact statements don't get written, wetlands don't get saved. The nonpartisan Environmental Law Institute found that, in cases dealing with the National Environmental Policy Act, Bush's first-term appointments to federal courts ruled against environmental challenges 83 percent of the time. It is reported that some Bush appointees and nominees espouse an extreme philosophy known as New Federalism, which rejects the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause as the basis of federal environmental law.

Presents an article about the monetary contribution given by a child for the land-protection efforts of the Sierra Club. Issues concerning the environmental policies of U.S. President George W. Bush; Worth of the monetary contribution.

Examines the environmental policies of U.S. President George W. Bush. Issues concerning the reports of the Environmental Protection Agency on air-pollution reduction; Consequences of the partnership between the government and the American Chemistry Council for a study on the impact of pesticides on children; Status of the protection for northwest salmon and steel-head habitat.

Presents a survey released by the National Wildlife Federation regarding the influence of the oil and gas industry on the environmental policies imposed by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Percentage of respondents who agree with a policy allowing wetlands to be destroyed as long as they would be created elsewhere; Proposal of the Bush administration to replace the roadless rule with petitions for roadless protections on national forests; Efforts of the Club and Ducks Unlimited to protect the Central Valley wetlands of California.

Looks at the efforts made by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to reduce its environmental policies without full public knowledge. Rules announced by the Interior Department in April 2003; Changes in environmental policies announced by the government during holidays.

Presents an update on the environmental policies of United States President George W. Bush as of October 2001. Suspension of limits on carbon dioxide emissions; Delay in the implementation of rules on arsenic levels in drinking water; Views of scientists on the policies.

Lists the alleged anti-environment actions taken by United States (U.S.) President George W. Bush. Proposal to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska; Prohibition of federal funding to carry out court orders protecting plants and animals; Proposal to increase the budget of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for oil drilling and exploration.