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Regions at Risk
Learn more about the places threatened by the administration's policies.

OF NOTE:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Powder River Basin
Tongass National Forest

Behind the Curtain
Learn more about the men and women leading the administration's assault on environment laws.

OF NOTE:
Mark Rey

The Bush Record
Learn more about the often-overlooked rule changes the administration is using to roll back protections.

OF NOTE:
The Clean Air Act
Energy Development

The Bottom Line

Tons of additional air pollutants permitted to be released by 2020 under Bush's "Clear Skies" plan: 42 MILLION

Estimated number of premature deaths that will result: 100,000

Estimated amount that Clear Skies-related health problems will cost taxpayers, per year: $115 BILLION

Days after Bush took office that he reneged on his campaign promise to regulate CO2 emissions from power plants: 53

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September 2003

Dirty Secrets
by Osha Gray Davidson
No president has gone after the nation's environmental laws with the same fury as George W. Bush -- and none has been so adept at staying under the radar.
September/October 2003 Issue

Down Upon the Suwannee River
By Ted Williams
It was only a small environmental rule change by Bush's EPA. But it's threatening Florida's Suwannee River -- and the nation's wetlands.
September/October 2003 Issue

No Clear Skies
By Donovan Webster and Michael Scherer
In a Texas oil town, the assault on the nation's clean-air laws has hit close to home.
September/October 2003 Issue

Behind the Curtain
The assault on environmental laws is being carried out by Bush appointees with strong ties to the very industries they are supposed to regulate.
September/October 2003 Issue


Suwannee photo: Wyatt Gallery
Port Arthur photo: Brent Humphreys


© 2003 The Foundation for National Progress

 

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