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Environment in the Crosshairs

Assessing Federal Legislation in 2001

This February 2002 NRDC report describes the battles waged by the 107th Congress over public lands, water and health. Tracking major environmental legislation throughout 2002, the report concludes that the political agenda of both the House leadership and the White House has been to weaken environmental protections and policies at every turn, and only the leadership of the Senate has prevented the worst from occurring.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Executive Summary
Overview: A Difficult Year
Energy, Air, and Climate
Public Lands
Water, Coastal, and Marine Resources
Public Health, Toxics, and Urban Sprawl
International Issues
Assaults on the Regulatory Process
Fiscal Year 2002 Funding and Anti-Environmental Legislative Riders