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Off Topic, Yet Offensive: Bush Set To Ease Endangered Species Rules

An AP newswire article, via MSNBC.com, reports that:

Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under a regulation the Bush administration is set to put in place before President-elect Obama can reverse them.

The rules must be published Friday to take effect before Obama is sworn in Jan. 20. Otherwise, he can undo them with the stroke of a pen.

The Interior Department rushed to complete the rules in three months over the objections of lawmakers and environmentalists who argued that they would weaken how a landmark conservation law is applied.

posted by Fergie @ 11/19/2008 09:01:00 PM