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To: tejek who wrote (178071)	11/16/2003 7:38:57 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578652

At a subtle and not so subtle clip, they have rolled back the clock on rules governing our administration of the environment from arsenic in the drinking water This would be referring to the "rolling back" to the levels that were in effect for the full 8 years of the Clinton administration, right? to logging old growth forests You're referring, of course, to the ban instituted by the Federal government on January 9, 2001, within 20 days of the end of Clinton's 8 year term? Allowing snowmobilers in Yellowstone was just plain insulting. The same snowmobiles that Clinton banned in 2000? This is such a crock. Who gives a sh*t if a few snowmobiles ride around Yellowstone in the wintertime? It certainly does no substantive environmental damage. If you want to see some environmental damage, look at the fires in California caused by the prohibition against effective timber management. You will not find a major timber company which allows its timber to be destroyed like this.

To: tejek who wrote (178071)	11/19/2003 7:01:42 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578652

Hi Amy, its amazing to me how much dismantling of EPA legislation this administration has done. With more spending and overall more regulation its nonsense to say the administration is dismantling the EPA. Instead the EPA grew from 2002 to 2003 even if at a reduced rate and is pretty much planed to be the same size for 2004. I'd bet that the restraint shown on the 2004 budget doesn't hold and either the there is a supplemental in 2004 or a bigger budget in 2005. Tim "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christine Todd Whitman last week announced President Bush’s budget request of $7.63 billion for the Agency in fiscal year 2004. This amount represents a $10 million increase over last year’s request and an increase of $280 million from fiscal year 2002. " imakenews.com