Here's a list of some of the proposed bills/laws.
OP's Source
Here is a rundown of rules and regulations that the Bush administration is pushing through the rulemaking process in its waning days.
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Homeland Security Seeks to Implement Exemptions to 1974 Privacy Act
Gotta make sure the government can spy on you whenever they want to!
EPA Won’t Regulate a Contaminant in Drinking Water
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Formal Name: Drinking Water: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate
At Issue: Perchlorate is a chemical component of rocket fuel that can contaminate water both naturally and, more frequently, through improper
disposal at rocket test sites, military bases and chemical plants. Cleaning it up would cost billions of dollars. But the contaminant
has been linked to thyroid problems in young children, pregnant woman and newborns, leaving critics concerned for the developmental health of
those most vulnerable to the chemical's effects.
[sarcasm]Who needs clean water anyway! And so a few people get sick, how else are these chemical companies going to make money unless they can just
dump their excess chemicals anywhere that's handy and cheap![/sarcasm]
The Interior Department Could Approve Construction Projects with Less Concern for Protected Species
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At Issue: The Department of the Interior wants to allow agencies to make their own determination of whether a development project, such as
highway or dam construction, would significantly harm protected species, rather than relying on extensive scientific review as they have done
previously. The DOI said this will eliminate or reduce cumbersome consultations in situations where the effects “are so inconsequential, uncertain,
unlikely or beneficial that they are, as a practical matter, tantamount to having no effect on listed species or critical habitat.” Critics worry
about giving so much discretion to federal agencies that may lack scientific expertise.
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Survival of the fittest, they're endangered because they're weak![/sarcasm]
Law Enforcement Would Get Greater Surveillance Authority
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You just can't EVER have enough authority to be able to spy on somebody![/sarcasm}
EPA Revises Air Quality Standards for Lead
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Public Comments
In conclusion, the extreme neurotoxicity of lead, particularly for the developing fetus, infant, and young child, would render it irresponsible for
EPA to consider relaxing the regulation of airborne lead emissions. The American Academy of Pediatrics urges you in the strongest terms to
maintain and expand the regulatory standards related to lead as a criteria pollutant in its final options for action on this matter. -Jay E.
Berkelhamer, MD, FAAP
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What do I care, I'm moving to my ranch in Paraguay! [/sarcasm]
Well, there's just a few that he might sign into law before he leaves office.
See the link for more of them.
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