ARIZONA DAILY STAR: Sat., Oct. 18, 2008
Critics say Endangered Species Act in danger itself
By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post
When it comes to the federal Endangered Species Act, the species most threatened these days, critics say, is the law itself. A string of rule changes and policy decisions is drawing protests and lawsuits from conservation groups.
“The Bush administration in its final hours is trying to change the way the Endangered Species Act operates,” said Jayson Rylander, an attorney with Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Department of the Interior officials, who oversee the law, say the proposed changes are in response to court rulings and an effort to streamline the program.
FULL STORY: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/263257.php