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California Attorney General Demands That Bush Halt Endangered Species Rule Change

Started by mjschindler · 7 months ago

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Write to your congressman or congresswoman to encourage them to maintain protections for endangered species!
California Attorney General Jerry Brown has called on the Bush administration to abandon its proposed changes to rules in the Endangered Species Act in a lette ... Continue reading »

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  • Lydia

    7 months ago

    Dear Kittymowmow: that letter is a pack of lies. The fence project was subject to rigorous environmental studies. Go to BorderFencePlanning.gov and read the environmental analysis and mitigation outlines to see what was done. Then get back to me. All the fence segments in cat habitat have "critter holes" in them to allow the animals to pass back and forth. At one location in California where 0.75 acres of habitat was disturbed, an additional 12 acres of habitat was created. There are independent environmental monitors (and cultural monitors) present on all of the fence construction sites. A little research and a little less emoting would go a long way for kitties.
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  • mjschindler

    7 months ago

    Hi Lydia,

    This article does not directly refer to a "fence project" being
    mentioned in the letters sent from California Attorney General Jerry
    Brown. This article makes general mention of policy changes such as
    "remov[ing] a requirement (PDF) that says scientists at the Fish and
    Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service must
    evaluate how federally approved mining, logging and power plant
    projects might impact endangered species before the projects can
    begin."

    Am I missing a link? What letter are you referring to?
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