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The Bush Administration's Environmental Record

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  1. 1999-11-03 November 3, 1999: Justice Department and State Governments File NSR Lawsuits Against 32 Power Plants
  2. 1999-11-03 After November 3, 1999: Industry Asks Congress to Deny Funding for NSR Lawsuits against Power Plants
  3. 1999-12-03 December 3, 1999: NJ Governor Whitman Joins the NSR Power Plant Lawsuits
  4. 2000-09-29 September 29, 2000: Presidential Candidate Bush Promises to Clean-Up Power Plants and Reduce CO2 Emissions
  5. 2000-12-21 December 21, 2000: Bush Leaves Grim Environmental Legacy in Texas
  6. 2000-12-21 December 21, 2000: Cinergy Settles NSR Lawsuit with Justice Department
  7. 2001-01-20 January 20, 2001: President Bush Stymies Environmental Regulations
  8. 2001-01-20 After January 20, 2001: Enron Executives Trade on Influence to Gain Entry to White House
  9. 2001-01-20 Before January 20, 2001: Cheney Gives Broad Access to Oil, Energy Executives
  10. 2001-01-22 After January 22, 2001: Industry Lobbies Energy Task Force to Eliminate NSR
  11. 2001-01-23 January 23, 2001: Bush Blames California Energy Crisis on Lack of Power Plants
  12. 2001-01-29 January 29, 2001: Bush Announces Formation of Energy Task Force
  13. 2001-02-06 February 6, 2001: ExxonMobil Lobbyist Calls on White House to Remove Certain Government Climate Scientists
  14. 2001-03-01 March 1, 2001: Bush, Cheney Work to Back Administration Off of Campaign Pledge to Reduce CO2 Emissions
  15. 2001-03-05 March 5, 2001: Utility Officials Meet with Cheney’s Energy Task Force
  16. 2001-03-08 March 8, 2001: Vice President Cheney, Senator Hagel Undercut EPA’s Whitman on Carbon Caps
  17. 2001-03-08 March 8, 2001: White House Team Urges Bush to Abandon Campaign Promise to Limit CO2 Emissions from Power Plants
  18. 2001-03-13 March 13, 2001: Bush Tells EPA Chief of CO2 Policy Reversal, She Suspects Cheney Is behind Altered Course
  19. 2001-03-13 March 13, 2001: President Bush Says He Does Not Support a Mandatory Cap on Carbon Dioxide Emissions
  20. 2001-03-18 March 18, 2001: Energy Task Force Member Asks Gas Executive What His Energy Policy Would Be ‘If You Were King’
  21. 2001-03-20 March 20, 2001: Energy Advocacy Organization Sends White House Suggested Executive Order; Bush Will Issue Order
  22. 2001-03-21 March 21, 2001: Conoco CEO Meets with Cheney Energy Task Force
  23. 2001-03-22 March 22, 2001: British Petroleum, Other Oil, Gas, and Mining Officials Meet with Cheney’s Energy Task Force
  24. 2001-03-23 March 23, 2001: Senators Ask Cheney to Suspend NSR Lawsuits against Energy Companies
  25. 2001-03-27 March 27, 2001: Strong Reaction to US’s Withdrawal from Kyoto Protocols
  26. 2001-03-27 March 27, 2001: Bush Administration Announces It Will Not Implement Kyoto Protocol
  27. 2001-04-04 April 4, 2001: Environmentalists Allowed to Meet with Cheney’s Energy Task Force
  28. 2001-04-12 April 12, 2001: Oil and Gas Officials Meet with Cheney Energy Task Force
  29. 2001-04-17 April 17, 2001 and After: Enron CEO Meets with Cheney, Recommends that No Price Caps be Adopted
  30. 2001-04-17 April 17, 2001: Shell Oil Executives Meet with Cheney Energy Task Force
  31. 2001-04-18 April 18, 2001: Vice President Cheney Tells Reporter Price Caps Bad for California’s Energy Markets
  32. 2001-04-30 April 30, 2001: Cheney Backs Nuclear Power; Dismisses Energy Conservation
  33. 2001-05-04 April 19 - May 4, 2001: Task Force Refuses Congressional Request to Examine Records of Meetings
  34. 2001-05-08 May 8, 2001: GAO Announces Intention to Investigate Energy Task Force
  35. 2001-05-10 May 10-17, 2001: Cheney Lawyer Rebuffs GAO Attempts to Discuss Energy Task Force
  36. 2001-05-11 May 11, 2001: Bush Signs Oil Lobbying Organization’s Executive Order
  37. 2001-05-15 May 15, 2001: EPA Administrator Says No Plans to Drop NSR Lawsuits against Energy Companies
  38. 2001-05-16 May 16, 2001: Vice President Cheney’s Energy Plan Foresees Government Helping US Companies Expand into New Markets
  39. 2001-05-21 March 1 - May 21, 2001: Coal Company Profits from Energy Task Policy Recommendations
  40. 2001-05-21 May 21, 2001: Cinergy Backs out of Air Pollution Settlement Agreement with Justice Department
  41. 2001-05-25 May 25, 2001: Feinstein Calls for Hearings on Enron Influence of Bush Regulatory Agency
  42. 2001-06-01 June 1, 2001: GAO Defends Demand for Energy Task Force Documents
  43. 2001-06-07 June 7, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Tells GAO US Law Does Not Apply to Energy Task Force
  44. 2001-06-21 June 21, 2001: Cheney’s Counsel Sends Meaningless Financial Documents to GAO
  45. 2001-06-22 June 22, 2001: Wall Street Journal: Justice Department Has Frozen Lawsuits Against Power Companies
  46. 2001-06-25 June 25, 2001: Conservative Watchdog Group Demands Energy Task Force Records
  47. 2001-07-03 July 3, 2001: Cheney’s Lawyer Refuses to Speak with GAO over Task Force Documents
  48. 2001-07-05 July 5, 2001: Addington Refuses Watchdog Group’s Request for Energy Task Force Documents
  49. 2001-07-14 July 14, 2001: Watchdog Group Sues for Energy Task Force Records
  50. 2001-07-16 July 16, 2001: Study Finds Scientists on Advisory Board Have Industry Ties