Attorneys General oppose RRPI proposal

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Salazar leads criticism of DOD

The Associated Press (Rocky Mountain News)
April 19, 2004

Attorneys general from 39 states urged Congress today to reject the
Pentagon's request to exempt the military from environmental laws.

Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar said there was no evidence that
three of the requested changes would have any effect on training or the
movement of tanks and weapons, as the military claims.

 "From my perspective, it is just bad national policy to exempt the
nation's biggest polluter, the federal government, from the same
environmental laws that states, local governments and private industries
must comply with," said Salazar, a Democrat who is running for the U.S.
Senate.

The proposed changes were submitted to Congress earlier this month as
part of the Pentagon's drive to ease several environmental laws. The
Bush administration has sought more flexibility in complying with the
laws, claiming environmental restrictions compromise training and
readiness.

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for the entire story
http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_2820653,00.html

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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