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The Bush Administration S Environmental Record

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  1. 2001-07-18 July 18, 2001: GAO Reiterates Request for Information Regarding Cheney’s Task Force
  2. 2001-07-18 July 18, 2001: DOE Safety Specialist Shuts Down Unsecured Nuclear Waste Storage Dump
  3. 2001-07-26 July 26, 2001: Cheney Turns Request for Records into Battle between White House, Congress
  4. 2001-07-26 July 26, 2001: EPA Considering Elimination of New Source Review
  5. 2001-07-31 July 31, 2001: GAO Scales Back Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  6. 2001-08-01 August 1, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Again Rebuffs GAO’s Request for Task Force Information
  7. 2001-08-02 August 2, 2001: Cheney Accuses GAO of Exceeding Constitutional Authority in Energy Task Force Document Request
  8. 2001-08-07 August 7, 2001: California EPA Official Defends New Source Review in Letter to Congressman
  9. 2001-08-14 August 14, 2001: Clinton Appointee Replaced at FERC by Enron Selection
  10. 2001-08-17 August 17, 2001: GAO Chief Reiterates Position regarding Cheney Task Force Information
  11. 2001-09-06 September 6, 2001: Cheney’s Office Sends GAO List of ‘Support Staff’
  12. 2001-11-09 November 9, 2001: Christian Organization Compares Democrat to Saddam Hussein for Opposing ANWR Drilling
  13. 2001-12-02 December 2, 2001: Enron Files for Bankruptcy
  14. 2002-01-14 January 14, 2002: EPA Officials with Industry Ties Decide to Push Questionable Formaldehyde Regulation Policies
  15. 2002-01-22 January 22, 2002: Senators Request GAO Assessment of Bush Energy Policy
  16. 2002-02-14 February 14, 2002: Bush Announces Administration’s Alternative to Kyoto and ‘Clear Skies’ Initiative
  17. 2002-02-19 February 19, 2002: Cheney Continues to Misrepresent GAO’s Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  18. 2002-02-22 February 22, 2002: GAO Sues White House for Task Force Energy Information
  19. 2002-02-27 February 27, 2002: EPA Manager Complains of White House Interference in Resignation Letter
  20. 2002-03-26 March 26-27, 2002: Former Task Force Chairman Opens Lobbying Business for Energy, Oil Clients
  21. 2002-04-02 April 2, 2002: After Consulting Industry Lobbyists, State Departments Backs Indian Engineer/Economist as IPCC Chairman
  22. 2002-04-20 April 20, 2002: Indian Engineer and Economist Elected IPCC Chairman
  23. 2002-06-03 June 3, 2002: Email Reveals White House Efforts to Punish EPA Officials For Acknowledging Human Role in Rising Temperatures
  24. 2002-06-04 June 4, 2002: Bush Plays Down EPA Report on Global Warming; Reaffirms Rejection of Kyoto Protocol
  25. 2002-08-02 August 2, 2002: Court Rules Cheney Must Turn Over Energy Task Force Documents
  26. 2002-10-04 October 4, 2002: State Department Official Instructs Head of Climate Change Science Program to Remove Text from Report
  27. 2002-10-29 October 29, 2002: 2003 Passenger Vehicles Are on Average Less Fuel Efficient
  28. 2002-11-12 November 12, 2002: Bush Administration Intends to Reverse Ban on Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
  29. 2002-11-16 November 16, 2002: Bush Administration Says Environmental Reviews Will Be Limited, Benefitting Ranchers
  30. 2002-11-22 November 22, 2002: EPA Rule Weakens New Source Review
  31. 2002-11-27 November 27, 2002: Bush Administration Proposes Easing Logging Restrictions
  32. 2002-12-09 December 9, 2002: Judge Rules against Disclosing Energy Task Force Documents
  33. 2002-12-11 December 11, 2002: Changes Boosting ‘Fuels Treatment’ Projects in Forests Put Forward
  34. 2002-12-15 December 15, 2002: Factory Farms Allowed to Dump Unlimited Amounts of Raw Animal Waste
  35. 2002-12-18 December 18, 2002: EPA Told to Use Discounted Value for Health Impacts on Senior Citizens
  36. 2002-12-19 December 19, 2002: Administration Says It Will Review Hundreds of Environmental Regulations
  37. 2002-12-21 December 21, 2002: EPA Changes Rules Governing Cleanup of Waterways
  38. 2002-12-23 December 23, 2002: Rule Change Proposed for Roadless Forests
  39. 2002-12-27 December 27, 2002: Protection for Wetlands Weakened
  40. 2003-01-03 January 3, 2003: Forest Service Proposes Limiting Review Requirements for Some Timber Sales
  41. 2003-01-10 January 10, 2003: Bush Administration Proposal Would Put More Wetlands at Risk
  42. 2003-01-10 January 10, 2003: Environmental Impact Assessment about Power Plant Emissions Withdrawn
  43. 2003-01-28 January 28, 2003: President Bush Mentions Environmental Issues in State of Union Address
  44. 2003-02-04 February 4, 2003: Draft 2004 Budget Cuts Funding for Environmental Programs
  45. 2003-02-07 February 7, 2003: GAO Drops Attempt to Uncover Energy Task Force Documents
  46. 2003-02-07 February 7, 2003: Bush Administration Seeks Methyl Bromide Exemptions
  47. 2003-02-20 February 20, 2003: Plan to Allow Snowmobiles in National Parks Is Criticized
  48. 2003-03-10 March 10, 2003: EPA Suspends Water Contamination Regulations for Oil and Gas Industry
  49. 2003-03-13 March 13, 2003: EPA Withdraws Water Cleanup Rule
  50. 2003-03-25 March 25, 2003: National Park Service Permits Snowmobiles in Two National Parks