Chipping Away at Another Pillar

New York Times: U.S. Plan Could Ease Limits on Wetlands Development. "The Bush administration opened the way today for a redefinition of federal rules that could remove obstacles to development on millions of acres of isolated wetlands historically protected under the Clean Water Act."

In the wake of the midterm elections, Bush first moved to weaken the Clean Air Act. Now he's targeting the other pillar of modern environmental legislation, the Clean Water Act. But with the crises in Iraq and North Korea, what would stir up a louder outcry (remember arsenic?) will no doubt slip by under the radar.