Idaho Statesman: A last-minute rewrite of Endangered Species Act regulations is rash and futile
A last-minute rewrite of Endangered Species Act regulations is rash and futile. Editorial by the Idaho Statesman.
This rewrite, or gutting of the Act, is going to disappear if the right candidate wins the presidency.
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Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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One huge difference between Clinton’s roadless rule and this attempt to gut the ESA by rule making is that Clinton’s roadless revision involved dozens of public meetings (I drove 100 miles in a downpour to attend one.), a lengthy public comment process, etc. ” Bush’s rulemaking is (so far, at least) subject only to a 30 day comment period.
In Idaho the county commissioners did hold a number of meetings on the issue and then they sent their comments to Governor Risch. I don’t know if they listened to the comments of their county residents.
I did testify at the one in Pocatello.