Endangered act on tour
Members of
the House Committee on (Natural) Resources, chaired by Rep. Don
Young, R-Alaska, will be in Vancouver, Wash., April 24 to discuss
the reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act. Panels organized
by Republicans will feature working people who have had their
livelihoods affected by the law, says staffer Steve Hansen, while
Democrat-selected panels will tout the law’s effectiveness. Those
not invited to speak may submit written comments. Field hearings on
the Act have been held elsewhere, and some environmentalists have
characterized them as an anti-ESA tour. But Hansen insists that
“nobody wants to abolish or gut the Endangered Species Act. We just
want to make sure we do it right.” For more information, contact
the Committee on (Natural) Resources at
202/225-7749.
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