Cameron Lynch in W&M Env. Law Review, vol. 26 #1

William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 2001 edition, article #9:
"Environmental Awareness and the New Republican Party: The Re-Greening of the GOP?"
by C. M. Cameron Lynch

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Energy & Oil     George Bush Sr.: Took no stance nor action on global climate change.

Environment     Christie Todd Whitman: Relaxed standard for arsenic in public drinking water.     Christie Todd Whitman: 1990s: $10M for Sterling Forest; 1M acres of open space.     Christie Todd Whitman: 1990s: Cut NJ DEP; limited pollution monitoring.     George Bush Sr.: Protect natural resources as hunter & outdoorsman.     George Bush Sr.: 1988: Cited Gov. Dukakis' failure to clean up Boston Harbor.     George Bush Sr.: 1991: Rejected requiring 25% recycling of incinerator waste.     George W. Bush: 1999: Modernize model of "mandate, regulate and litigate".     George W. Bush: 1999: Superfund cleanup is inefficient and cumbersome.     Gerald Ford: Made EPA more efficient, but mostly neglected it for economy.     Gerald Ford: Relaxed regulations of strip mining.     Jimmy Carter: Strengthened role & perception of the EPA.     Richard Nixon: 1969: Halt all dumping in the Great Lakes.     Richard Nixon: 1970: Created cabinet-level Council on Environmental Quality.     Richard Nixon: 1970-72: Created EPA which passed Clean Air Act.     Ronald Reagan: 1983: Mass resignation of EPA officials.

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