To: dave rose who wrote (2671 ) 4/23/2001 8:01:31 PM From: Mephisto Read Replies (1) | Respond to Arsenic: The EPA plans to withdraw a Clinton-era rule reducing allowable levels of arsenic in drinking water. The EPA questioned the science behind the rule, which followed the advice of a 1999 National Academy of Sciences study. Mining: The Interior Department suspended a Clinton-era rule that allowed mining permits to be denied and forced mining companies working on public lands to post bonds guaranteeing they would clean up any EPA, Interior posts: President Bush?s nominee for the second-in-command at Interior is Steve Griles, a Nuclear cleanup: Bush budget plans include a $420 million CUT in Energy Department funds for nuclear waste cleanup. Roadless forests: The Justice Department has yet to say much in a lawsuit against a Clinton-era rule banning roads, and thus mining or logging, on 58.5 million acres of national forest. Justice says it's waiting for a judge to move, environmentalists fear that's just an excuse to not defend the rule. National parks: Interior (NOXIOUS NORTON IS SECRETARY OF INTERIOR) plans to eliminate maintenance backlogs, but the National Parks Conservation Association says more funding should also go to scientific research. Feedlots: Saying affected parties asked for "more time and information," the EPA added 75 days to the comment period for tighter regulations of manure runoff from large livestock operations. Sewage: Activists have asked the EPA to issue strict treatment rules, not simply to offer suggestions to facilities.
