Polar Bear Policy Persists

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that he will retain the Bush administration's controversial rule on polar bear protections, rejecting special authority given to him by Congress and the pleas of Democratic lawmakers, environmentalists and scientists to overturn the regulation.
Interior will now be forced to defend the rule in court. Environmental groups that sued to overturn the rule said today that they plan to press their lawsuit.
Some environmental groups see the polar bear listing as their best opportunity to force the government to consider harm from greenhouse gases and regulate emissions. Even though the Obama administration has pledged to address climate change, Salazar said today that such action should not come through the Endangered Species Act -- the same position taken by the Bush administration.
New York Times report HERE
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