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Comments on how U.S. President George W. Bush handles environmental issues and regulations based on his announcement of new interpretation of the Clean Air Act in 2002. Reaction of the media and environmentalists to President Bush's environmental policy; Policy on pollution control; Factors which have coalesced to make a new source review a controversial issue.

The article discusses concerns over the impact of oil drilling on wildlife and the environment in the U.S. The energy program of President George W. Bush is said to have focused on increasing domestic oil and gas production primarily by removing bureaucratic and legal constraints to drilling on public lands. Migrating herds of mule deer, pronghorn and birds such as the sage-grouse have seen their habitat fragmented and overrun. The federal government under the next president can exercise more authority over energy development by buying back leases in wildlife-rich areas and ensuring that environmental regulations are followed.

The article discusses the effects of natural gas drilling on public lands in Wyoming on the area's wildlife. Natural gas drilling is reaching unprecedented levels in south-central Wyoming as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), responding to Bush administration directives to speed up oil and gas production on public lands, pushes increased energy exploration on the 4.5 million acres of the basin it oversees. The drilling is contributing to the loss of local wildlife, including ferruginous hawks.

Discusses the efforts of several environmental groups in the U.S. to block pro-industry environmental policies of President George W. Bush. List of environment protection laws terminated under the administration of Bush; Effect of Bush's victory in the 2004 election on the environmental community; Measures taken by the groups to regain their influence on the government; Overview of the paper "Death of Environmentalism," released by environmental analysts Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus in October 2004.

This article suggests that U.S. President George W. Bush may be warming up to thoughts of containing global warming. He has previously opposed moves to mandate control of greenhouse gas emissions as proved when he failed to sign the Kyoto Protocol but he is seeing bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for measures that will try to contain the situation. Democrats are working on legislation that would mandate measures to reduce emissions although it is likely they will be vetoed by Bush.

Presents information on the environmental policy of the U.S. Views on U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to postpone a reduction in the maximum allowable arsenic in drinking water; Regulations requiring petroleum companies to remove most pollutants from diesel fuel; Impact of the stringent regulations on the air quality; Abandonment of the Kyoto global warming treaty by the U.S. administration headed by President Bush.

The article reports on the forest fire management issues in the U.S. It is reported that funding for critical land management programs has become increasingly scarce for the U.S. Forest Service in recent years as the agency has had to divert significant money to fighting larger, more intense fires. Fire suppression costs now account for 45 percent of the agency's overall budget which is up from 13 percent in 1991. Also, under the U.S. President George W. Bush administration, the Forest Services budget has been steadily reduced. So as firefighting costs have risen, the agency has been forced to absorb the increases through a 35 percent reduction in other programs such as research, fire preparedness, wildlife habitat restoration and recreation since 2000.

The article focuses on the success of the U.S. environmental policy under the administration of President George W. Bush. The Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act resulted in improvements in environmental health. At present, 89% of the people receive water that passed the health standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The government has also imposed stricter regulations on companies that dump industrial waste into waterways.

Discusses U.S. President George W. Bush's environmental program. Bush's view of nature as a resource to be exploited; How Bush, rather than safeguarding the mountains and forests, is dismantling his nation's environmental heritage; History of environmentalism in the U.S.; Political significance of the wilderness; Establishment of national parks; Bush's exploitation of the environment; Ways that the government is undermining environmental controls; How millions of acres of wilderness are being opened up to logging, mining, oil and gas drilling.

Discusses a number of high-profile attempts by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to weaken environmental protection in the U.S. Suspension of the regulations on sewage discharge, air-conditioner efficiency and roadless areas; Land area that was removed from wilderness consideration in Utah; How pollution rules are being enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The article offers information on what happened at the Cuyahoga River in Ohio on June 22, 1969. A spark from a passing train turned the Cuyahoga River in Ohio into a raging inferno, with flames reaching up to five stories high. Because of the accident, the U.S. Clean Water Act of 1972 was created. It is aimed to make all U.S. water bodies safe for fishing and swimming by 1983. Whilst the Clean Water Act made huge strides, 30 percent of U.S. rivers are still unsafe to swim in. Since the coming to power of U.S. President George W. Bush, the mining, sewerage treatment and power industries have been proposing a string of reforms that threaten to undermine the act. As for the Cuyahoga, it is still far from recovery.

President George W. Bush's Clear Skies measures use market-based programs, such as trading pollution credits, to cut down on emissions of pollutants like mercury. The nature of mercury makes trading problematic, and his time frames are longer and reductions less than those of Clinton-era blueprints. The Clear Skies plan is stuck in Congress. Democratic nominee John Kerry would support trading credits for some pollutants but require more controls for mercury. Voted for the Climate Stewardship Act, which would take steps toward regulating greenhouse gases. Bush has allocated $15 million this year in watershed improvement grants and announced plans to protect, restore, or improve 3 million acres of wetlands. Kerry wants to create targeted incentives for farmers to cut down on pesticide and fertilizer runoff. Would give "fullest protection" to wetlands. Supports stronger protections for the Great Lakes. Congress passed the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, based on Bush's plans to thin undergrowth that fuels forest fires. Bush supports creation of a nuclear waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain; wants it to open by 2010. Kerry vocally opposes the repository. Would instead ask the National Academy of Sciences to restudy whether geologic disposal of nuclear waste is the best option.

The article focuses on the development of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President George W. Bush administration. It notes that EPA softened regulations that were deemed industry-friendly. The administration shuttered its technical and scientific libraries and lessened the information companies submit on their toxic substance release. EPA became less independent than its predecessors and closely tied to White House ideology.

This article examines and critiques the environmental policy of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. The author point out that Vice President Dick Cheney has language regarding climate change suppressed from Congressional testimony while Stephen Johnson, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), had impeded the regulation of greenhouse gases. INSETS: 25 Years Ago;50 Years Ago.

The article criticizes the environmental policy of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. In recent months, the administration has opened up millions of acres of pristine land to developers, allowing them to log and mine without leaving behind "viable populations" of wildlife. It allowed the import of methyl bromide, a cancer-causing pesticide that was due to be banned this year under an international accord signed by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and it scrapped plans to regulate lead paint in home-renovation projects, placing millions of children at risk for brain damage. Recently on August 8th, taking advantage of solid Republican majorities in both houses of the U.S. Congress, Bush signed into law his long-stalled energy bill, a grab bag of industry favors that provides $10 billion in oil, gas and coal subsidies while exempting Halliburton and other polluters from environmental laws. INSET: THE BRIEFING.

Expresses views on the effects of division among religious communities which support the Republicans, on U.S. President George W. Bush's environmental protection policies. Threat made by the National Religious Partnership for the Environment against Bush's administration for its failure to support mandatory actions to curtail greenhouse gas emissions; Actions taken by "Christianity Today" editors to promote environmental protection; Factors to consider by progressives before reaching out to the religious environment movement.

This article reports that Conservatives were calling U.S. President George W. Bush's reelection a historic mandate, liberals, a historic mistake. If history was made in this election, it was because the winning ticket, through its rhetoric and its actions during the campaign, elevated the hunting and fishing community to a position it hadn't held in decades, that of being the leading voice for environmental protection in the U.S. Sportsmen were unhappy over a whole range of White House positions, including its retreat from wetlands protections, the opening of roadless areas in national forests, and an energy policy that threatened critical wildlife habitats in the West. INSET: 5 ISSUES TO WATCH.

Discusses the report "Our Changing Planet, the US Climate Change Science Program for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005". U.S. President George W. Bush's climate change policy; Controversy over the "Climate variability and change" section of the report; Report disclaimer.

Criticizes the environmental laws of U.S. president George W. Bush. Identification of coal-fired electric power plants as the primary source of mercury, a hazardous air pollutant; Preference to use the cap-and-trade system over the maximum achievable control technology as the means to limit total mercury emissions; Debate over whether emissions trading is the best approach to pollution control; Advantages of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over Bush in environmental issues.

Discusses the resemblance of the environment and national park policies of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to Theodore Roosevelt's legacy. Comparison of Roosevelt and Bush in terms of protecting the natural heritage of the U.S.; Beliefs of Roosevelt regarding the conservation of natural resources; Accomplishments of Roosevelt in relation to the conservation of natural resources; Actions made by the Bush administration in connection with environmental issues; Essential differences of Bush and Roosevelt.

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.

The article presents information on the shortcomings of the environmental policy proposed by United States President George W. Bush. Bush's biggest mistake has been poor communication between the administration and the public. It is expected that the Bush administration would do little to improve public health or the environment, and their potential costs to the public are substantial. Bush has failed to make enough efforts to outline a distinctively conservative approach to environmental protection. The Bush administration should encourage state or local governments, or non-governmental organizations to suggest measures to solve environmental problems in the country.

The article reports that former U.S. President George W. Bush has designated a new national marine monument. The marine monument has an area of about 200,00 square miles from American Samoa to the Mariana Islands to the Rose Atoll. The area will be closed to commercial and most recreational fishing, mineral exploration, waste dumping, oil drilling, and under-sea mining. Bush also reveals that the activity is part of his commitment to strong environmental protection and conservation.

The article focuses on the green agenda of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama. It notes that Obama has made big and specific commitments on energy and the environment in which he promised to create new green jobs. Sierra Club legislative director Debbie Sease believes that Obama can achieve his goals for the environment. Center for Progressive Reform president Rena Steinzor cites the need to undo regulations passed by President George W. Bush as a cause of delay for the green agenda of Obama.

The article reflects on the new rules issued by the U.S. President George W. Bush in April 2008. The Defenders of Wildlife and two other organizations have filed a lawsuit to challenge the rules because they eliminate the protections calling for the management of forests and grasslands that protect the wildlife populations. The suit claims that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving the new regulations without analyzing the environmental impact.

The article presents the author's view on the U.S. government's environmental policy. The author says that the U.S. is a nation addicted to oil. President George W. Bush is now a bornagain evergreen, transfixed by all the things that can be transformed into ethanol. But he still gasps when he cries to say global warming.

Presents the author's views on how American environmental policy and the media hype surrounding the forthcoming Group of 8 (G8) summit meeting in Scotland. Suggestion that British Prime Minster Tony Blair and British media have convinced themselves that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is under critical pressure to change U.S. policy on global warming but that this is in reality not true; Review of the work of Bush's secretary for the environment Christine Whitman; Suggestion that Whitman was let go for taking into consideration new evidence regarding global warming.

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.

The article offers suggestions for improvements to United States President George W. Bush's stance on environmental policies. Embracing greenery would be good for Bush, good for the Republican Party, good for relations with Europe, and, above all, good for the environment. Support for strict environmental regulation among evangelicals has jumped from 45% in 2000 to 52% in 2004. Many of the founding fathers of modern conservatism were environmentalists. Environmentalism also makes good political sense for Bush. Gregg Easterbrook at the Brookings Institution points out that former U.S. President George Bush senior's 1990 Clean Air Act pioneered the use of "cap-and-trade" rules to reduce the amount of sulphur dioxide that coal-fired power plants emit. Bush's Clear Skies Act proposes to use this cap-and-trade approach to cut the amounts of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury emitted by power plants by 70%. The emergence of a Republican environmentalism would not only be good for the party, but for the environment.

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.

Comments on the implication of the reelection of President George W. Bush on environmental policies in the U.S. Incapability of the Bush to stand up for wilderness protections, clean water, or any environmental safeguard; Need for creating a partnerships with leaders of both parties at the state and local levels to win environmental policies; Progress made by California in the battle against global warming by setting limits on carbon dioxide emissions for automobiles.

This article reports on grass-roots efforts for environmental protection in the United States. Could the next grass-roots revolution in America be over climate change? George Bush stomped out of the UN's Kyoto treaty on global warming three years ago and did a U-turn on campaign pledges to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). Since then, he has refused to come up with sensible domestic policies. Yet that very obstinacy has fomented a backlash in the states. Massachusetts led the way by imposing curbs on CO2 emissions from power plants. The New England states have also joined the eastern provinces of Canada in vowing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 12% by the end of the decade. Not to be outdone by Yankees, California, Oregon and Washington have now banded together to tackle climate change. California has passed the country's first law regulating emissions of greenhouse gases from cars.

Is America finally going to re-examine the hodgepodge of laws governing its oceans? The United States controls 4.5m square miles of them, an area about a fifth bigger than its land area, and they are being ruined by overfishing, rapid coastal development and pollution. Most of the laws governing the seas come from the 1969 Stratton Commission, which was set up to deal with poaching by other countries' fishing fleets. Since then, measures have been introduced on a crisis-by-crisis basis, but there has been no comprehensive attempt to regulate either seashore sprawl (half the population lives in coastal counties) or the ever more high-tech fishing industry. One chance to set up a proper regime passed in 1983 when Ronald Reagan expanded America's marine territory from 12 to 200 miles offshore. On June 4th, the bipartisan Pew Oceans Commission released the first big report since Stratton. The Pew report concentrates on two evils: overfishing (around 90% of America's large marine fish, such as tuna and swordfish, are now gone) and pollution. Greens now hope that President George W. Bush will protect America's oceans in the same way that his hero, former President Theodore Roosevelt, created national parks and game refuges on land.

Reports on the way by which U.S. President George W. Bush crafted Texas' environmental policies in the late 1990s. Invitation of executives to craft regulatory standards for their own industries; Deterioration of environmental conditions of Texas during his tenure as governor; Failure of the Clean Air Responsibility Enterprise Act.

The article reports that if the United States Congress goes along with President George W. Bush's $2.8-trillion budget blueprint it will mean tougher times for many construction programs, with sharp cuts for Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency water accounts. But a few spending arrows do point upward, especially the key highway category and military work. The fiscal 2006 budget deficit is projected to be $423 billion, compared with $318 billion the year before. Bush's 2007 budget includes a $39.1-billion highway obligation ceiling, up 8% from 2006. The general military construction account would edge up 1%, the Department of Defense family housing construction would climb 11%. Bush's budget doesn't spare transportation, slicing Airport Improvement Program grants 24%, to $2.8 billion.