With a short memo on Inauguration Day, President Obama blocked plans to loosen some air quality standards and to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. But he did not stop several other controversial, late-term environmental regulations issued by the Bush administration -- at least not yet.
The list of Bush-era environmental rules that survived includes a major tweak to the Endangered Species Act, a first step in opening Western lands to oil shale development, leases for oil and gas drilling near some national parks, and the start of a process to allow new oil rigs off the Atlantic, Gulf, Alaska and California coasts.
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Those gray wolves just keep causing problems, don't they? Also, it seems like it might be a good idea to take another look at that Endangered Species Act "tweak."
P.S. - calling all crafters and artsy types... New Contest: Pet Craft Projects - suggest one to win!
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