Pentagon gets House OK to ease environmental laws

[Meeker Morgan]

Pentagon gets House OK to ease environmental laws
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2003/11/09/news/top_stories/11_8_0321_49_40.txt

Environmentalists and other opponents of the Pentagon's plans to roll back major environmental laws were dealt a serious blow last week when the House of Representatives passed the 2004 Defense Authorization Act.

After months in a congressional conference committee, the final version of the bill includes important changes to the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act that favor military training over environmental conservation.

If approved by the Senate and signed by President Bush, the law would have an immediate and lasting effect on Camp Pendleton and other bases where endangered species have settled and sometimes retreated to survive the rampant development and pollution in the surrounding civilian communities.

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Somebody remind me. Which party controls congress these days? :mad:

[Greeby]

1. Err, you are aware this story is from 2003, right? nt

[Eric J in MN]

2. The article is from 2003. NT

NT