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> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 17:37:25 EST
> Subject: Bush's questionable appointee
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> from EARTHJUSTICE
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> Bush Announces Nominee for Army Corps Job
> Spotty environmental record raises concerns
> January 23rd, 2003
>
> Contact Info: (202) 667-4500 / Maria Weidner x237 /
> Suzanne Carrier x213
>
> Washington, DC-- The Bush administration late
> yesterday announced their
> intent to nominate John Paul Woodley to the position
> of Assistant Secretary
> for the Army, Office of Civil Works. The job
> oversees the Army Corps of
> Engineers and carries responsibility for executing
> civil works programs such
> as locks, dams and levees on the nation¦s rivers
> and for administering the
> laws that are meant to protect and preserve our
> rivers, streams, and
> wetlands.
>
> "This appointment is key to the future of our
> nation's waters and requires
> someone dedicated to the protection these valuable
> resources," said Maria
> Weidner. "Mr. Woodley's environmental record raises
> questions about whether
> he is committed to this task."
>
> Woodley previously served under both Governor Allen
> and Governor Gilmore of
> Virginia, both administrations known for
> anti-environmental policies. In
> 1997, during Allen's tenure, the Environmental
> Protection Agency threatened
> to take over Virginia¦s environmental programs
> because of concerns that the
> state was unwilling or unable to enforce
> anti-pollution laws.
>
> Woodley served as Secretary of Natural Resources
> under Governor Gilmore from
> 1998 through 2001, overseeing eight state agencies
> responsible for
> environment and natural resource protection,
> including the Virginia
> Department of Environmental Quality. While Woodley
> touted clean water as a
> priority, several troubling policies were proposed
> by the state and agencies
> he oversaw on environmental quality matters,
> including:
>
> --- An effort by the DEQ in May 2001 to allow
> elevated levels of fecal
> bacteria in some streams;
>
> --- A proposed $13.6 million cut in funding for
> environmental programs in
> January 2001, and;
>
> --- DEQ's decision to bow to the poultry industry in
> December of 1999 by
> choosing not to issue regulations to track poultry
> manure, thus seriously
> harming the effectiveness of a state law meant to
> keep poultry fecal matter
> out of Virginia waters.
>
> As Deputy Attorney General for Government Operations
> under Governor Allen
> from 1994 to 1998, Woodley provided day-to-day legal
> advice to the state's
> environmental agencies and managed all litigation in
> which they were
> concerned. He also led legal efforts to oppose
> adoption of "California car"
> requirements to reduce air pollution in Northern
> Virginia. Once Woodley is
> officially nominated, the Senate must approve him.
>
> "We urge all Senators to carefully review Mr.
> Woodley¦s record to ensure that
> he is indeed committed to protecting the health of
> our nation¦s waters,"
> concluded Weidner.
>
>
http://www.earthjustice.org/news/display.html?ID=532&friend=1
>
>
>
> [NOTE: Earthjustice is the nonprofit law firm for
> the environment,
> representing —without charge— hundreds of public
> interest clients, large and
> small. Earthjustice works through the courts to
> safeguard public lands,
> national forests, parks, and wilderness areas; to
> reduce air and water
> pollution; to prevent toxic contamination; and to
> preserve endangered species
> and wildlife habitat. Founded in 1971 as Sierra Club
> Legal Defense Fund,
> Earthjustice has played a leading role in shaping
> the development of
> environmental law.]
>
>
>


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