Another reason why the Bush administration is horrible for the environment: waiving off the law of actually reporting on the environmental impact of the U.S. - Mexico border project. The Associated Press via the Houston Chronicle says that the U.S. government "does not have to explain how the border fence will affect the environment."
Even though under the National Environmental Policy Act it is required by law to submit a comprehensive report.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was given permission by Congress to waive this and another 30 laws in order to build the fence to "to protect against terrorism and stem the tide of illegal immigration."
Read the full story: U.S. will not explain how border fence will affect environment
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