1. On environment, Washington hardliners control the landscape.
- Author
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Feuerherd, Joe
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *ENVIRONMENTAL law , *ENVIRONMENTALISTS , *ENVIRONMENTAL protection , *ENVIRONMENTALISM , *GLOBAL warming , *AIR pollution laws - Abstract
Discusses the gap between the agenda of U.S. President George W. Bush's administration and the environmental movement. Focus on the energy legislation, spending cuts in domestic programs and the proposed Central America Free Trade Agreement; Denouncement by leading environmental groups on the priorities of the president; Criticism against the administration's dismantling of environmental agenda; Concern over the rejection of the Kyoto accords on global warming, slowing Clean Air Act rules that require coal-burning power plants to modernize and the opposition to higher fuel economy standards for cars
- Published
- 2005