"...Secretary of the Interior Gail Norton would be well advised to launch an investigation by an independent panel not dominated by agenda activists into the role in creating the conditions for this disaster played by the ESA and other federal controls such as those administered by the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA..In the meantime, the agency ought to promulgate a nationwide "take" permit for fire protection activities impacting endangered species.
There is no need for a sequel." - Hugh Hewitt
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