The National Environmenta
l Policy Act is a safeguard that forces agencies to look before they leap, considering the environmental implications of federal projects. It guarantees that relevant information will be made available to the public that may play a role in both the decision-making process and the implementation of decisions. But the Bush administration, trying to hastily shove the regulation changes to the Endangered Species Act through before it leaves office, is disregarding the safeguards put in place — its new Environmental Assessment completely ignores the impact of climate change and pretends there are no alternatives to changing the Endangered Species Act. Additionally, the administration is giving the public only until this Thursday — November 6th — to comment. Don’t let the Bush administration ignore the impacts of its decisions just because it’s in its final days.
Take action now: Submit your comments today.
The comment period for this proposed rule has been extended until noon (EST) on November 6, 2009. Here is a direct link to the comment page: http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=090000648077d027
Use this link, it is impossible to figure out how to comment once you get to the Regulations.gov site (even if you have the docket and/or document ID).
CORRECTION: COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. Sorry!!