A new book is coming out by Christie Whitman, the former New Jersey governor and Bush's head of the EPA. Whitman says in her book that she was at odds with the White House because she was to moderate and actually wanted to do the job she was hired to do... protect our environment. She also says that "moderates must speak up or the party could move so far to the right that it will lose its influence and strength." (Link)
Among Bush's ongoing war on the environment, the White House has given farmers the go ahead to continue using ozone depleting pesticides. (Link)
Four States are petition the EPA to finally enforce health and safety standards for pesticides that make their way into the nations school cafeterias. (Link)
This is in conjunction with the report that 224 of our nations counties fail national standards for air quality. (Link)
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