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National Grange Legislative Action Alert 2003 A special update of timely issues for e-mail subscribers to "View from the Hill" 4/10/2003 In this Issue: Support Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2003! On April 7, 2003, Rep. Greg Walden introduced “Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2003” to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to give greater weight to scientific or commercial data that is empirical or has been field-tested or peer-reviewed. The bill number is H.R. 1662 and is attached in a pdf file. Please...

“Sound Science” and Crumbling Structure A Guest Editorial by Mark Vande Pol. Introduction The history of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) abounds with horror stories recounting clear abuses of power under the color of law. Many who initially supported the ESA have come to question whether it still reflects its original intent. Others argue that the requirements to consider economic and cultural impacts of regulatory measures pursuant to NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) are being ignored. Few will dispute that outright fraud has no place in the protection of the environment. Less understood is that undue caution taken to protect...