Bush Officials Moving Fast to Cut Environmental Protections

Bush Officials Moving Fast to Cut Environmental Protections

In the next few weeks, the Bush administration is expected to relax environmental-protection rules on power plants near national parks, uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and more mountaintop-removal coal mining in Appalachia.

Here's a look at some changes that are likely to go into effect before the inauguration.

GRAND CANYON
MOUNTAINTOP-REMOVAL COAL MINING
AIR POLLUTION
ENDANGERED SPECIES
and OTHERS

November 6, 2008

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