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BUSH ADMINISTRATION CLOSE TO MAKING REGULATORY CHANGE ON SPECIES ACT
An Interior spokesperson said Wednesday that the Office of Management and Budget was reviewing a rule that would allow federal agencies, not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, make the determination as to whether their projects would have an impact on endangered species, and that the rule could be finalized within a matter of weeks. (Nov 20)
Washington Post
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WEST'S SITUATION WITH BEETLE-DAMAGED FOREST NEEDS PERSPECTIVE
The outbreak of pine bark beetles in the West's forests is probably quite normal if you could examine centuries of data, and the effect of all those dead and dying trees is probably not as dire as some say. A guest column by George Wuerthner. (Nov 20)
New west.net
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GAO TO INVESTIGATE FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR ILL NUCLEAR WORKERS
Both of Washington's U.S. senators, as well as 14 other federal lawmakers, had called for the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program; the agency is expected to present its findings to Congress next spring. (Nov 20)
Tri-City Herald
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