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> To: PARC@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> From: Allen Salzberg
> Subject: EPA Biologist Resigns in Protest of Wetlands Study
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:58:04 -0400
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> EPA Biologist Resigns in Protest of Wetlands Study=20
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> WASHINGTON, DC, October 23, 2003 (ENS) - A U.S. Environmental Protection =
> Agency (EPA) biologist has resigned in protest of the agency's =
> acceptance of a controversial study that concludes wetlands discharge =
> more pollutants than they absorb, according to a statement released =
> Wednesday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).=20
> The EPA's approval of the study gives developers credit for improving =
> water quality by replacing natural wetlands with golf courses and other =
> developments, PEER says.=20
>
> "In the Bush administration's bizarre world of 'sound science,' wetlands =
> cause pollution and there is no evidence of global warming," said PEER =
> Executive Director Jeff Ruch. "EPA's new position that wetlands pollute =
> stands the Clean Water Act on its head and sends the all clear signal to =
> developers that no project is out of bounds."=20
>
> The report was financed by a group of local developers in Southwest =
> Florida. It concludes that wetlands generate pollution and recommends =
> that developers be allowed to avoid federal wetlands restrictions by =
> allowing a few cattle to graze in the wetland so it can classified as =
> "improved pasture."=20
>
> The agency's acceptance of the report was too much for Bruce Boler, a =
> former state water quality specialist to take - he resigned after three =
> years with the EPA.=20
>
> In his resignation statement, Boler cited the stance taken by the EPA =
> Regional Administrator Jimmie Palmer that the agency "would not oppose =
> state positions, so if a state had no water quality problems with a =
> project then neither would EPA."=20
>
> The state of Florida has already signed off on the controversial =
> wetlands report.=20
>
> "Ultimately, the politics in southwest Florida have proven to be =
> stronger than the science," Boler wrote in his resignation letter.=20
>
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