Having a president that understands the importance of science is a good thing. Today President Obama issued a memo that overrides one of the (many) boneheaded maneuvers by the previous administration that essentially made the Endangered Species Act null and void. A rule enacted last December would have permitted federal agencies to pretty much do what they wanted to do with consulting biologists.
The memo doesn't exactly overturn the Bush Administration rule, but basically puts it aside and restores the previous requirements for projects until such time as the December rule is reviewed by the Departments of Commerce and Interior. My guess is that after the review process it will ultimately be tossed out.
Sure is nice to have adults in charge again.
The memo doesn't exactly overturn the Bush Administration rule, but basically puts it aside and restores the previous requirements for projects until such time as the December rule is reviewed by the Departments of Commerce and Interior. My guess is that after the review process it will ultimately be tossed out.
Sure is nice to have adults in charge again.
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