Candid Congressmen.

The article discusses what U.S. Congressmen are doing about issues related to environmental protection. The popularity of the U.S. Congress has dipped below that of the U.S. president's because of the long and growing list of environmental crises needing urgent attention. However, doing something serious about such issues would discomfit the same corporate interests that put politicians in power. Senator Conrad Burns made it clear that nothing meaningful will be done to fund needed to keep the country's water pollution free. Representative Charles Taylor promised that U.S. Forest Service resources would not be redirected to protecting rural communities on his watch.