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Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality James Connaughton presented an optimistic picture of the world’s environmental condition and said successes have been distorted and misunderstood by the public...
...Connaughton said that two prevailing views, that we “will end by destroying the earth” and that “everything will keep getting better” are false...
...These two beliefs show a fictional dichotomy in opinion and public discourse” said Connaughton. “The reality is far different. In fact, it is a balance between...
...proposal to create the first new wilderness area in more than a decade. You also failed to examine the reasons for the President's Healthy Forests Initiative: the pressing need to prevent life-threatening, ecosystem-destroying, catastrophic fires by restoring the ecological health of our forests. JAMES L. CONNAUGHTON, CHAIRMAN WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Washington
...become a legal nightmare. Industry has taken advantage of overlapping and unclear regulations to drag enforcement actions through the courts. The result is that it often takes years before utilities are forced to clean up their dirtiest plants. "Our proposal will guarantee 70% reductions of these pollutants," says Connaughton, "without having to resort to lawyers...