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1_4ecbplus.xml_52 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 6 | The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left . | 26 | 26 | 142 | 148 | walked | 10000002691 | walk | ['nydn', 'say', 'lilo', 'eventually', 'morningside', 'recovery', 'newport', 'beach', 'minute', 'she', 'walk', 'door', 'she', 'walk', 'leave'] | The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she <m> walked </m> back through it and left . | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she <m> walked </m> back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_53 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 6 | The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left . | 31 | 31 | 169 | 173 | left | ACT15987605913923543 | leave | ['nydn', 'say', 'lilo', 'eventually', 'morningside', 'recovery', 'newport', 'beach', 'minute', 'she', 'walk', 'door', 'she', 'walk', 'leave'] | The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and <m> left </m> . | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and <m> left </m> .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_27 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later | 2 | 3 | 14 | 25 | Checks Into | ACT15832182464413376 | check | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'check', 'minutes', 'later'] | Lindsay Lohan <m> Checks Into </m> Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan <m> Checks Into </m> Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_28 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later | 6 | 7 | 34 | 44 | Checks Out | ACT15987605913923543 | check | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'check', 'minutes', 'later'] | Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , <m> Checks Out </m> Two Minutes Later | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , <m> Checks Out </m> Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_36 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 7 | According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . | 32 | 32 | 154 | 160 | jumped | ACT15987684772418723 | jump | ['accord', 'nydn', 'lilo', 'show', 'morningside', 'noon', 'spend', 'couple', 'minute', 'get', 'spook', 'paparazzo', 'uh', 'huh', 'jump', 'her', 'suv'] | According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then <m> jumped </m> back into her SUV . | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then <m> jumped </m> back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_38 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 7 | According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . | 22 | 22 | 109 | 116 | spooked | ACT15987805796654485 | spook | ['accord', 'nydn', 'lilo', 'show', 'morningside', 'noon', 'spend', 'couple', 'minute', 'get', 'spook', 'paparazzo', 'uh', 'huh', 'jump', 'her', 'suv'] | According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got <m> spooked </m> by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got <m> spooked </m> by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_41 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 7 | According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . | 6 | 7 | 29 | 38 | showed up | ACT15987775921544380 | show | ['accord', 'nydn', 'lilo', 'show', 'morningside', 'noon', 'spend', 'couple', 'minute', 'get', 'spook', 'paparazzo', 'uh', 'huh', 'jump', 'her', 'suv'] | According to the NYDN , LiLo <m> showed up </m> to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo <m> showed up </m> to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_4ecbplus.xml_48 | train | evt | 1_4ecbplus.xml | 6 | The NYDN says that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left . | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | says | ACT15987849700571383 | say | ['nydn', 'say', 'lilo', 'eventually', 'morningside', 'recovery', 'newport', 'beach', 'minute', 'she', 'walk', 'door', 'she', 'walk', 'leave'] | The NYDN <m> says </m> that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left . | http : / / dlisted . com / 2013 / 05 / 02 / lindsay - lohan - checks - rehab - checks - out - two - minutes - later /
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab , Checks Out Two Minutes Later
May 2 , 2013
The judge should know to never ever trust a gnome with a law degree , because they are shifty shits and will lie to you with a twinkle in their eyes .
That ’ s exactly what LiLo ’ s lawyer Mark Heller did in court this morning .
He told the judge that LiLo was “ ensconced in the bosom of ” rehab this morning when she was really buying crap at Fry ’ s in Fountain Valley , CA .
The NYDN <m> says </m> that LiLo eventually made it to Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , but two minutes after she walked through the door , she walked back through it and left .
According to the NYDN , LiLo showed up to Morningside at around noon , spent a couple of minutes there , got spooked by the paparazzi ( uh huh ) and then jumped back into her SUV . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_19 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 23 | 23 | 124 | 127 | TMZ | HUM15829977106103480 | TMZ | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , <m> TMZ </m> reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , <m> TMZ </m> reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_2 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Lindsay Lohan | HUM15732980283919140 | Lindsay | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'malibu', 'rehab'] | <m> Lindsay Lohan </m> Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
<m> Lindsay Lohan </m> Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_3 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Lindsay Lohan | HUM15732980283919140 | Lindsay | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | <m> Lindsay Lohan </m> has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
<m> Lindsay Lohan </m> has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_4 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | star | HUM15732980283919140 | star | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls <m> star </m> just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls <m> star </m> just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_5 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 23 | 23 | 123 | 128 | she's | HUM15732980283919140 | she's | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but <m> she's </m> not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but <m> she's </m> not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_6 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 17 | 17 | 86 | 89 | she | HUM15732980283919140 | she | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where <m> she </m> will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where <m> she </m> will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_12 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 7 | 13 | 37 | 80 | Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs | LOC15734326865367655 | Treatment | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the <m> Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs </m> after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the <m> Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs </m> after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_13 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 10 | 14 | 45 | 77 | Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu | LOC15737144640543698 | Cliffside | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the <m> Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu </m> , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the <m> Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu </m> , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_14 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | 11 | 12 | 65 | 77 | Malibu Rehab | LOC15737144640543698 | Malibu | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'malibu', 'rehab'] | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into <m> Malibu Rehab </m> | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into <m> Malibu Rehab </m>
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_18 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 16 | 16 | 80 | 85 | where | LOC15737144640543698 | where | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , <m> where </m> she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , <m> where </m> she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_26 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | 4 | 8 | 25 | 55 | Of Betty Ford Treatment Center | LOC15734326865367655 | Treatment | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'malibu', 'rehab'] | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out <m> Of Betty Ford Treatment Center </m> And Into Malibu Rehab | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out <m> Of Betty Ford Treatment Center </m> And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_16 | train | ent | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 17 | 19 | 100 | 108 | 30 - day | TIM15987171346344118 | day | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a <m> 30 - day </m> program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a <m> 30 - day </m> program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_15 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 15 | 15 | 87 | 97 | completing | ACT15736014936162030 | complete | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after <m> completing </m> a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after <m> completing </m> a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_9 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 3 | 4 | 18 | 29 | checked out | ACT15986702797042352 | check | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | Lindsay Lohan has <m> checked out </m> of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has <m> checked out </m> of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_10 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 5 | 7 | 25 | 37 | checked - in | ACT15986681471021312 | check | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just <m> checked - in </m> to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just <m> checked - in </m> to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 19 | 19 | 95 | 102 | receive | ACT15736564582703433 | receive | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will <m> receive </m> extended treatment , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will <m> receive </m> extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_17 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 3 | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet ! | 20 | 20 | 109 | 116 | program | ACT16070960813709906 | program | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'palm', 'springs', 'complete', '30', 'day', 'program', "she's", 'clear'] | Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day <m> program </m> , but she's not in the clear yet ! | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day <m> program </m> , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_21 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 21 | 21 | 112 | 121 | treatment | ACT16185583213296662 | treatment | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended <m> treatment </m> , TMZ reports . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended <m> treatment </m> , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_7 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | 2 | 3 | 14 | 24 | Checks Out | ACT15986702797042352 | check | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'malibu', 'rehab'] | Lindsay Lohan <m> Checks Out </m> Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan <m> Checks Out </m> Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_8 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 1 | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab | 10 | 10 | 60 | 64 | Into | ACT15986681471021312 | into | ['lindsay', 'lohan', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'treatment', 'center', 'malibu', 'rehab'] | Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And <m> Into </m> Malibu Rehab | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And <m> Into </m> Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . |
1_20ecbplus.xml_20 | train | evt | 1_20ecbplus.xml | 4 | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ reports . | 24 | 24 | 128 | 135 | reports | ACT15829806620339793 | report | ['mean', 'girls', 'star', 'check', 'cliffside', 'rehab', 'center', 'malibu', 'she', 'receive', 'extended', 'treatment', 'tmz', 'report'] | The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ <m> reports </m> . | http : / / www . x17online . com / celebrities / lindsay _ lohan / lindsay _ lohan _ checks _ out _ betty _ ford _ in _ cliffside _ malibu _ 061313 . php
Lindsay Lohan Checks Out Of Betty Ford Treatment Center And Into Malibu Rehab
Posted on Thu Jun 13 , 2013 08 : 45 AM PDT
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of the Betty Ford Treatment Center in Palm Springs after completing a 30 - day program , but she's not in the clear yet !
The Mean Girls star just checked - in to the Cliffside Rehab Center in Malibu , where she will receive extended treatment , TMZ <m> reports </m> . |
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<m> Lindsay Lohan </m> Checks Into Rehab at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
1_6ecbplus.xml_2 | train | ent | 1_6ecbplus.xml | 3 | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | 19 | 19 | 67 | 74 | actress | HUM15732980283919140 | actress | ['early', 'friday', 'morning', '1', '30', 'm', '26', 'year', 'old', 'actress', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'center', 'rancho', 'mirage', 'calif'] | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old <m> actress </m> checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | http : / / uk . eonline . com / news / 414523 / lindsay - lohan - checks - into - rehab - at - betty - ford - center - see - the - first - pictures
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old <m> actress </m> checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
1_6ecbplus.xml_3 | train | ent | 1_6ecbplus.xml | 3 | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | 22 | 29 | 88 | 130 | Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif | LOC15734326865367655 | Center | ['early', 'friday', 'morning', '1', '30', 'm', '26', 'year', 'old', 'actress', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'center', 'rancho', 'mirage', 'calif'] | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into <m> Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif </m> , | http : / / uk . eonline . com / news / 414523 / lindsay - lohan - checks - into - rehab - at - betty - ford - center - see - the - first - pictures
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into <m> Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif </m> , |
1_6ecbplus.xml_7 | train | ent | 1_6ecbplus.xml | 3 | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m | TIM15734406543689590 | morning | ['early', 'friday', 'morning', '1', '30', 'm', '26', 'year', 'old', 'actress', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'center', 'rancho', 'mirage', 'calif'] | <m> Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m </m> . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | http : / / uk . eonline . com / news / 414523 / lindsay - lohan - checks - into - rehab - at - betty - ford - center - see - the - first - pictures
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
<m> Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m </m> . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
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Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab <m> at Betty Ford Center </m>
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
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Lindsay Lohan <m> Checks Into </m> Rehab at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
1_6ecbplus.xml_5 | train | evt | 1_6ecbplus.xml | 3 | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | 20 | 21 | 75 | 87 | checked into | ACT15738091639707092 | check | ['early', 'friday', 'morning', '1', '30', 'm', '26', 'year', 'old', 'actress', 'check', 'betty', 'ford', 'center', 'rancho', 'mirage', 'calif'] | Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress <m> checked into </m> Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , | http : / / uk . eonline . com / news / 414523 / lindsay - lohan - checks - into - rehab - at - betty - ford - center - see - the - first - pictures
Lindsay Lohan Checks Into Rehab at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress <m> checked into </m> Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
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Lindsay Lohan Checks Into <m> Rehab </m> at Betty Ford Center
Fri . , May . 3 , 2013 11 : 45 AM PDT
Early Friday morning , around 1 : 30 a . m . , the 26 - year - old actress checked into Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage , Calif , |
1_18ecbplus.xml_27 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 35 | 35 | 176 | 178 | AP | HUM15986292916798586 | AP | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports <m> AP </m> . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports <m> AP </m> .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_22 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 12 | 15 | 59 | 75 | James R . Dabney | HUM15986365101070461 | Dabney | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge <m> James R . Dabney </m> that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge <m> James R . Dabney </m> that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_23 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 25 | 25 | 118 | 129 | prosecutors | HUM16026605402957446 | prosecutor | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but <m> prosecutors </m> have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but <m> prosecutors </m> have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
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<m> Lindsay Lohan </m> checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_3 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 3 | She checked in today . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | She | HUM15732980283919140 | she | ['she', 'check', 'today'] | <m> She </m> checked in today . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
<m> She </m> checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_4 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 17 | 17 | 81 | 86 | Lohan | HUM15732980283919140 | Lohan | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that <m> Lohan </m> had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that <m> Lohan </m> had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_8 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Lohan | HUM15732980283919140 | Lohan | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | <m> Lohan </m> lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
<m> Lohan </m> lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
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Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved <m> rehab </m>
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_32 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 22 | 22 | 106 | 111 | rehab | LOC15733316663614047 | rehab | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a <m> rehab </m> , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a <m> rehab </m> , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_33 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 32 | 32 | 157 | 165 | facility | LOC15733316663614047 | facility | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the <m> facility </m> , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the <m> facility </m> , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
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Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in <m> today </m> .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_53 | train | ent | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 1 | 3 | 6 | 24 | lawyer Mark Heller | HUM15733047695318433 | lawyer | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan <m> lawyer Mark Heller </m> told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan <m> lawyer Mark Heller </m> told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
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Lindsay Lohan <m> checks into </m> unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
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Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She <m> checked in </m> today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_11 | train | evt | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 19 | 20 | 91 | 103 | checked into | ACT15832182464413376 | check | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had <m> checked into </m> a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had <m> checked into </m> a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_18 | train | evt | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 4 | 4 | 25 | 29 | told | ACT16002321655727728 | tell | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller <m> told </m> L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller <m> told </m> L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_19 | train | evt | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 34 | 34 | 168 | 175 | reports | ACT16002245543779745 | report | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , <m> reports </m> AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , <m> reports </m> AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_45 | train | evt | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | lawyer | 10000002692 | lawyer | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan <m> lawyer </m> Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan <m> lawyer </m> Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
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Lindsay Lohan checks into <m> unapproved </m> rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
1_18ecbplus.xml_52 | train | evt | 1_18ecbplus.xml | 4 | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not signed off on the facility , reports AP . | 28 | 29 | 139 | 149 | signed off | NEG16002520759437010 | sign | ['lohan', 'lawyer', 'mark', 'heller', 'tell', 'l', 'superior', 'court', 'judge', 'james', 'r', 'dabney', 'lohan', 'check', 'rehab', 'prosecutor', 'sign', 'facility', 'report', 'ap'] | Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not <m> signed off </m> on the facility , reports AP . | http : / / www . usatoday . com / story / life / people / 2013 / 05 / 02 / will - hysterical - lindsay - lohan - make - it - to - rehab / 2128651 /
Lindsay Lohan checks into unapproved rehab
12 : 52 p . m . EDT May 2 , 2013
She checked in today .
Lohan lawyer Mark Heller told L . A . Superior Court Judge James R . Dabney that Lohan had checked into a rehab , but prosecutors have not <m> signed off </m> on the facility , reports AP .
She hopped on a private jet Wednesday night , headed for Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach , Calif . , a facility that does allow smoking .
CNN says Lohan's lawyer , Mark Heller , made the arrangements for Lohan to check into Morningside , but prosecutors have not approved that facility . |
9_8ecb.xml_14 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | Bush administration | HUM17209377647266249 | administration | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The <m> Bush administration </m> on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The <m> Bush administration </m> on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_23 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 29 | 29 | 221 | 227 | plants | NON17210007245216344 | plant | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected <m> plants </m> and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected <m> plants </m> and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_24 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 31 | 31 | 232 | 239 | animals | NON17209992481251686 | animal | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and <m> animals </m> . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and <m> animals </m> .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_15 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 7 | 7 | 59 | 70 | regulations | NON17210019876807755 | regulation | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old <m> regulations </m> in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old <m> regulations </m> in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_16 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 10 | 12 | 78 | 100 | Endangered Species Act | NON17207548339630127 | Endangered | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the <m> Endangered Species Act </m> that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the <m> Endangered Species Act </m> that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_26 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 4 | 4 | 27 | 35 | Thursday | TIM17209521604168567 | Thursday | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on <m> Thursday </m> eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on <m> Thursday </m> eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_29 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 22 | 22 | 168 | 176 | projects | NON17210710922110328 | project | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal <m> projects </m> to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal <m> projects </m> to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_30 | train | ent | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 26 | 26 | 198 | 202 | they | NON17210710922110328 | they | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether <m> they </m> imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether <m> they </m> imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_25 | train | evt | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 14 | 14 | 106 | 114 | required | 10000002693 | require | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that <m> required </m> an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that <m> required </m> an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_17 | train | evt | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 18 | 18 | 141 | 147 | review | ACT17210050647433902 | review | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific <m> review </m> of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific <m> review </m> of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_18 | train | evt | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 24 | 24 | 180 | 189 | determine | ACT17211225349916262 | determine | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to <m> determine </m> whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to <m> determine </m> whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_19 | train | evt | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 27 | 27 | 203 | 210 | imperil | 10000002694 | imperil | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they <m> imperil </m> protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they <m> imperil </m> protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_8ecb.xml_20 | train | evt | 9_8ecb.xml | 0 | The Bush administration on Thursday eliminated 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | 5 | 5 | 36 | 46 | eliminated | ACT18504334525380790 | eliminate | ['bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'eliminate', '35-year-old', 'regulation', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'require', 'independent', 'scientific', 'review', 'propose', 'federal', 'project', 'determine', 'imperil', 'protect', 'plant', 'animal'] | The Bush administration on Thursday <m> eliminated </m> 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals . | The Bush administration on Thursday <m> eliminated </m> 35-year-old regulations in the Endangered Species Act that required an independent scientific review of proposed federal projects to determine whether they imperil protected plants and animals .
Instead , federal agencies undertaking projects like road and power plant construction or oil and gas drilling will make their own assessment .
Without the independent reviews , such projects could be accelerated .
As part of the changes announced by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in the final days of the Bush administration , the department finalized an interim rule that allows oil and gas drilling in polar bear habitat off Alaska 's coast .
The rule change is designed to prevent the Endangered Species Act from being used to regulate greenhouse gas emissions , essentially making climate change policy .
Kempthorne , who characterized the new rules as a common-sense streamlining of bureaucratic processes , acknowledged that there was disagreement within the department regarding the rules , which take effect in 30 days .
Under current law , agencies must submit any plans that could harm species on the endangered list for review by scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , which enforces the Endangered Species Act .
The process has been criticized by home builders groups and the oil and gas industry for delaying costly projects .
The consultation requirement was intended as more than just a check and balance .
Jamie Rappaport Clark , executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and director of Fish and Wildlife under President Clinton , said the consultation process resolved the problem of `` mission conflict '' between agencies .
The Department of Defense , for example , might not understand why an endangered plant should be considered when expanding a bombing range .
`` The problem is the agencies do n't always properly consider , understand or protect species in their habitat because they are focused on the pursuit of their primary mission , '' Clark said .
`` It 's hard for the biologists to satisfy their responsibility to protect species if the agency perceives it affects their primary mission . ''
President-elect Barack Obama said he would reverse the rule changes , as have some members of Congress .
But that requires a lengthy rule-making process .
In the House , members can invoke the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulations .
`` These changes are going to result in more species being put in jeopardy , '' Clark said .
`` But more importantly , we are not going to know what we do n't know anymore . ''
Officials said agencies would still be held liable if they approved projects that harmed threatened or endangered species .
Kempthorne also noted that any federal agency could choose to informally consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service at any time .
H. Dale Hall , director of Fish and Wildlife , said he had concerns about how fast the estimated 235,000 public comments were processed .
Staff assigned to the job spent eight hours a day tabulating the comments .
Working under strict time restraints , agency employees had nine seconds to read each letter , according to one calculation .
Officials said that more than 200,000 of the comments opposed the rule change .
Attempts to revise the Endangered Species Act have been rebuffed by Congress in recent years .
Sen. Barbara Boxer ( D-Calif. ) said Thursday 's actions were another assault on the law .
`` These midnight regulations are part of a continuing effort by the Bush administration to repeal our landmark environmental laws through the back door and weaken protections for our nation 's endangered species , '' she said in a statement .
`` I believe they are illegal , and if similar regulations had been in place , they would have undermined our ability to protect the bald eagle , the grizzly bear and the gray whale , '' Boxer said .
Environmental groups , which took the administration to court to force it to list the polar bear , vowed to continue the legal battle .
Three groups , the Center for Biological Diversity , Greenpeace and Defenders of Wildlife , filed suit in San Francisco hours after the changes were announced , arguing that the regulations failed to follow the public review process .
`` The Bush administration has repackaged the same old lump of coal as a holiday present for the polar bear , and once again handed its friends in the oil industry a huge gift , '' said Kassie Siegel , climate program director at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the 2005 petition to list polar bears .
`` These regulations seem designed to drive the polar bear extinct . ''
The rule regarding polar bears comes seven months after that animal became the first to be placed on the Endangered Species List primarily because of global climate change .
The melting of sea ice is threatening the polar bear with extinction .
This summer , scores of polar bears were observed swimming in open seas , far from land or ice floes .
But Kempthorne said that he would n't allow the 1973 law to be used as a `` back door for implementing climate-change policy . ''
To that end , he clarified regulations addressing threats to polar bear habitat : greenhouse emissions from automobiles , power plants and other human activities .
The act requires federal agencies to designate habitat critical to the creature 's survival , then protect it by strict enforcement .
Kempthorne said that according to his reading , court rulings require pinpointing a specific source of a threat to habitat -- something that he said was scientifically impossible .
That interpretation of the courts ' opinions gives the government few options to protect polar bear habitat . |
9_9ecb.xml_37 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 44 | 44 | 268 | 272 | them | HUM17209496877975579 | they | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring <m> them </m> in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring <m> them </m> in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_21 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 3 | 4 | 10 | 30 | environmental groups | HUM17209547407557455 | environmental | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move <m> environmental groups </m> says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move <m> environmental groups </m> says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_22 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 17 | 18 | 93 | 112 | Bush administration | HUM17209377647266249 | administration | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the <m> Bush administration </m> on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the <m> Bush administration </m> on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_26 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 28 | 29 | 161 | 177 | federal agencies | HUM17209496877975579 | agency | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let <m> federal agencies </m> decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let <m> federal agencies </m> decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_27 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 56 | 56 | 333 | 340 | experts | HUM17209507366594611 | expert | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife <m> experts </m> . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife <m> experts </m> . |
9_9ecb.xml_29 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 36 | 36 | 212 | 220 | projects | NON17210710922110328 | project | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their <m> projects </m> harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their <m> projects </m> harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_39 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 47 | 47 | 281 | 286 | cases | 10000002695 | case | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many <m> cases </m> to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many <m> cases </m> to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_23 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 24 | 24 | 141 | 145 | rule | NON17210019876807755 | rule | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new <m> rule </m> that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new <m> rule </m> that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_24 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 39 | 39 | 237 | 244 | species | NON17210820571952572 | specie | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered <m> species </m> , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered <m> species </m> , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_25 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 52 | 52 | 303 | 310 | opinion | 10000002696 | opinion | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second <m> opinion </m> from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second <m> opinion </m> from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_28 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 12 | 14 | 64 | 86 | Endangered Species Act | NON17207548339630127 | Endangered | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the <m> Endangered Species Act </m> , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the <m> Endangered Species Act </m> , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_38 | train | ent | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 20 | 20 | 116 | 124 | Thursday | TIM17209521604168567 | Thursday | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on <m> Thursday </m> announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on <m> Thursday </m> announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_32 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 6 | 6 | 36 | 43 | strikes | 10000002697 | strike | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says <m> strikes </m> at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says <m> strikes </m> at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_33 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 30 | 30 | 178 | 184 | decide | 6 | decide | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies <m> decide </m> on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies <m> decide </m> on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_34 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 37 | 37 | 221 | 225 | harm | 10000002698 | harm | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects <m> harm </m> endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects <m> harm </m> endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_35 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 43 | 43 | 258 | 267 | requiring | 6 | require | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of <m> requiring </m> them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of <m> requiring </m> them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_36 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 49 | 49 | 290 | 293 | get | 10000002699 | get | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to <m> get </m> a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to <m> get </m> a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_30 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 5 | 5 | 31 | 35 | says | 10000002700 | say | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups <m> says </m> strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups <m> says </m> strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
9_9ecb.xml_31 | train | evt | 9_9ecb.xml | 0 | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday announced a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | 21 | 21 | 125 | 134 | announced | ACT17211096951463910 | announce | ['environmental', 'group', 'say', 'strike', 'heart', 'endangered', 'species', 'act', 'bush', 'administration', 'thursday', 'announce', 'new', 'rule', 'let', 'federal', 'agency', 'decide', 'project', 'harm', 'endanger', 'specie', 'instead', 'require', 'case', 'second', 'opinion', 'federal', 'wildlife', 'expert'] | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday <m> announced </m> a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . | In a move environmental groups says strikes at the heart of the Endangered Species Act , the Bush administration on Thursday <m> announced </m> a new rule that would let federal agencies decide on their own whether their projects harm endangered species , instead of requiring them in many cases to get a second opinion from federal wildlife experts . |
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Obama <m> Administration </m> Flips Bush Endangered Species Ruling
04 / 28 / 09 07 : 35 PM ET
Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species .
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency .
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the government's top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants , animals and fish that are at risk of extinction .
Such consultation had been required for more than two decades until the Bush administration made it optional in rules issued last December , just weeks before the change in administrations .
Environmentalists argued that the change severely reduced the protection afforded under the federal Endangered Species Act .
"By rolling back this eleventh - hour regulation , we are ensuring that threatened and endangered species continue to receive the full protection of the law" and that top science will be the foundation of the decision making , said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar .
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke added : "Our decision affirms the administration's commitment to using sound science to promote conservation and protect the environment . "
Agencies in the two department's share responsibility for managing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act and employ the government's top scientists in species protection .
In March , President Barack Obama issued an executive order putting the Bush rule change on hold .
Congress followed by giving specific authorization for the Interior and Commerce departments to revoke the action , avoiding a long and complicated regulatory process .
Environmentalists widely praised Tuesday's action , but some expressed dismay that Salazar didn't also rescind a rule that limits the protection to the polar bear , which last year was declared as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of disappearing Arctic sea ice as a result of climate change .
The Bush administration issued a rule that prohibits an agency from taking into account indirect adverse impacts on the polar bear from activities outside of the Arctic region : For example carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to global warming and , therefore , the loss of Arctic sea ice .
Congress authorized that rule to be revoked as well , but the Interior Department said no decision had yet been made on the matter .
"From our perspective the job is half done , " said Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity , an advocacy group .
"The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away .
If the ( Bush ) special rule is not struck down the polar bear is likely to be the first large mammal to go extinct due to global warming in the United States . "
The end of the long - standing requirement _ dating back to 1986 _ of interagency consultation with the Interior and Commerce agencies on endangered species protection produced a firestorm in both Congress and within the environmental and conservation communities .
For years , agencies involved in thousands of federal activities _ from issuing clean air rules to approving highway or dam construction _ have had to consult not only their own experts but also biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the activities did not harm plants , animals or fish that are protected by the Endangered Species Act .
Developers and business groups argued that the consultation caused unneeded delays and increased the cost of projects .
The Bush administration made the independent consultation optional , arguing that it was a minor shift in policy .
One impetus for the rule change was concern by the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act might be used as a back door to regulate greenhouse gases as a way to combat climate change .
The Interior Department earlier had declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice , a change attributed to global warming .
Salazar and Lock said the two departments will jointly decide if any changes are needed to improve the interagency consultation procedures .
The Fish and Wildlife Service , which is part of the Interior Department , has jurisdiction over plants and animals , while NOAA , part of the Commerce Department , deals with fish species that are at risk of extinction . |
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Obama Administration Flips <m> Bush </m> Endangered Species Ruling
04 / 28 / 09 07 : 35 PM ET
Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species .
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency .
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the government's top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants , animals and fish that are at risk of extinction .
Such consultation had been required for more than two decades until the Bush administration made it optional in rules issued last December , just weeks before the change in administrations .
Environmentalists argued that the change severely reduced the protection afforded under the federal Endangered Species Act .
"By rolling back this eleventh - hour regulation , we are ensuring that threatened and endangered species continue to receive the full protection of the law" and that top science will be the foundation of the decision making , said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar .
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke added : "Our decision affirms the administration's commitment to using sound science to promote conservation and protect the environment . "
Agencies in the two department's share responsibility for managing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act and employ the government's top scientists in species protection .
In March , President Barack Obama issued an executive order putting the Bush rule change on hold .
Congress followed by giving specific authorization for the Interior and Commerce departments to revoke the action , avoiding a long and complicated regulatory process .
Environmentalists widely praised Tuesday's action , but some expressed dismay that Salazar didn't also rescind a rule that limits the protection to the polar bear , which last year was declared as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of disappearing Arctic sea ice as a result of climate change .
The Bush administration issued a rule that prohibits an agency from taking into account indirect adverse impacts on the polar bear from activities outside of the Arctic region : For example carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to global warming and , therefore , the loss of Arctic sea ice .
Congress authorized that rule to be revoked as well , but the Interior Department said no decision had yet been made on the matter .
"From our perspective the job is half done , " said Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity , an advocacy group .
"The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away .
If the ( Bush ) special rule is not struck down the polar bear is likely to be the first large mammal to go extinct due to global warming in the United States . "
The end of the long - standing requirement _ dating back to 1986 _ of interagency consultation with the Interior and Commerce agencies on endangered species protection produced a firestorm in both Congress and within the environmental and conservation communities .
For years , agencies involved in thousands of federal activities _ from issuing clean air rules to approving highway or dam construction _ have had to consult not only their own experts but also biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the activities did not harm plants , animals or fish that are protected by the Endangered Species Act .
Developers and business groups argued that the consultation caused unneeded delays and increased the cost of projects .
The Bush administration made the independent consultation optional , arguing that it was a minor shift in policy .
One impetus for the rule change was concern by the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act might be used as a back door to regulate greenhouse gases as a way to combat climate change .
The Interior Department earlier had declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice , a change attributed to global warming .
Salazar and Lock said the two departments will jointly decide if any changes are needed to improve the interagency consultation procedures .
The Fish and Wildlife Service , which is part of the Interior Department , has jurisdiction over plants and animals , while NOAA , part of the Commerce Department , deals with fish species that are at risk of extinction . |
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Obama Administration Flips Bush Endangered <m> Species </m> Ruling
04 / 28 / 09 07 : 35 PM ET
Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species .
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency .
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the government's top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants , animals and fish that are at risk of extinction .
Such consultation had been required for more than two decades until the Bush administration made it optional in rules issued last December , just weeks before the change in administrations .
Environmentalists argued that the change severely reduced the protection afforded under the federal Endangered Species Act .
"By rolling back this eleventh - hour regulation , we are ensuring that threatened and endangered species continue to receive the full protection of the law" and that top science will be the foundation of the decision making , said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar .
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke added : "Our decision affirms the administration's commitment to using sound science to promote conservation and protect the environment . "
Agencies in the two department's share responsibility for managing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act and employ the government's top scientists in species protection .
In March , President Barack Obama issued an executive order putting the Bush rule change on hold .
Congress followed by giving specific authorization for the Interior and Commerce departments to revoke the action , avoiding a long and complicated regulatory process .
Environmentalists widely praised Tuesday's action , but some expressed dismay that Salazar didn't also rescind a rule that limits the protection to the polar bear , which last year was declared as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of disappearing Arctic sea ice as a result of climate change .
The Bush administration issued a rule that prohibits an agency from taking into account indirect adverse impacts on the polar bear from activities outside of the Arctic region : For example carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to global warming and , therefore , the loss of Arctic sea ice .
Congress authorized that rule to be revoked as well , but the Interior Department said no decision had yet been made on the matter .
"From our perspective the job is half done , " said Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity , an advocacy group .
"The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away .
If the ( Bush ) special rule is not struck down the polar bear is likely to be the first large mammal to go extinct due to global warming in the United States . "
The end of the long - standing requirement _ dating back to 1986 _ of interagency consultation with the Interior and Commerce agencies on endangered species protection produced a firestorm in both Congress and within the environmental and conservation communities .
For years , agencies involved in thousands of federal activities _ from issuing clean air rules to approving highway or dam construction _ have had to consult not only their own experts but also biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the activities did not harm plants , animals or fish that are protected by the Endangered Species Act .
Developers and business groups argued that the consultation caused unneeded delays and increased the cost of projects .
The Bush administration made the independent consultation optional , arguing that it was a minor shift in policy .
One impetus for the rule change was concern by the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act might be used as a back door to regulate greenhouse gases as a way to combat climate change .
The Interior Department earlier had declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice , a change attributed to global warming .
Salazar and Lock said the two departments will jointly decide if any changes are needed to improve the interagency consultation procedures .
The Fish and Wildlife Service , which is part of the Interior Department , has jurisdiction over plants and animals , while NOAA , part of the Commerce Department , deals with fish species that are at risk of extinction . |
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Obama Administration Flips Bush Endangered Species <m> Ruling </m>
04 / 28 / 09 07 : 35 PM ET
Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species .
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency .
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the government's top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants , animals and fish that are at risk of extinction .
Such consultation had been required for more than two decades until the Bush administration made it optional in rules issued last December , just weeks before the change in administrations .
Environmentalists argued that the change severely reduced the protection afforded under the federal Endangered Species Act .
"By rolling back this eleventh - hour regulation , we are ensuring that threatened and endangered species continue to receive the full protection of the law" and that top science will be the foundation of the decision making , said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar .
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke added : "Our decision affirms the administration's commitment to using sound science to promote conservation and protect the environment . "
Agencies in the two department's share responsibility for managing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act and employ the government's top scientists in species protection .
In March , President Barack Obama issued an executive order putting the Bush rule change on hold .
Congress followed by giving specific authorization for the Interior and Commerce departments to revoke the action , avoiding a long and complicated regulatory process .
Environmentalists widely praised Tuesday's action , but some expressed dismay that Salazar didn't also rescind a rule that limits the protection to the polar bear , which last year was declared as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of disappearing Arctic sea ice as a result of climate change .
The Bush administration issued a rule that prohibits an agency from taking into account indirect adverse impacts on the polar bear from activities outside of the Arctic region : For example carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to global warming and , therefore , the loss of Arctic sea ice .
Congress authorized that rule to be revoked as well , but the Interior Department said no decision had yet been made on the matter .
"From our perspective the job is half done , " said Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity , an advocacy group .
"The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away .
If the ( Bush ) special rule is not struck down the polar bear is likely to be the first large mammal to go extinct due to global warming in the United States . "
The end of the long - standing requirement _ dating back to 1986 _ of interagency consultation with the Interior and Commerce agencies on endangered species protection produced a firestorm in both Congress and within the environmental and conservation communities .
For years , agencies involved in thousands of federal activities _ from issuing clean air rules to approving highway or dam construction _ have had to consult not only their own experts but also biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the activities did not harm plants , animals or fish that are protected by the Endangered Species Act .
Developers and business groups argued that the consultation caused unneeded delays and increased the cost of projects .
The Bush administration made the independent consultation optional , arguing that it was a minor shift in policy .
One impetus for the rule change was concern by the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act might be used as a back door to regulate greenhouse gases as a way to combat climate change .
The Interior Department earlier had declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice , a change attributed to global warming .
Salazar and Lock said the two departments will jointly decide if any changes are needed to improve the interagency consultation procedures .
The Fish and Wildlife Service , which is part of the Interior Department , has jurisdiction over plants and animals , while NOAA , part of the Commerce Department , deals with fish species that are at risk of extinction . |
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Obama Administration <m> Flips </m> Bush Endangered Species Ruling
04 / 28 / 09 07 : 35 PM ET
Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species .
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency .
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the government's top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants , animals and fish that are at risk of extinction .
Such consultation had been required for more than two decades until the Bush administration made it optional in rules issued last December , just weeks before the change in administrations .
Environmentalists argued that the change severely reduced the protection afforded under the federal Endangered Species Act .
"By rolling back this eleventh - hour regulation , we are ensuring that threatened and endangered species continue to receive the full protection of the law" and that top science will be the foundation of the decision making , said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar .
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke added : "Our decision affirms the administration's commitment to using sound science to promote conservation and protect the environment . "
Agencies in the two department's share responsibility for managing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act and employ the government's top scientists in species protection .
In March , President Barack Obama issued an executive order putting the Bush rule change on hold .
Congress followed by giving specific authorization for the Interior and Commerce departments to revoke the action , avoiding a long and complicated regulatory process .
Environmentalists widely praised Tuesday's action , but some expressed dismay that Salazar didn't also rescind a rule that limits the protection to the polar bear , which last year was declared as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of disappearing Arctic sea ice as a result of climate change .
The Bush administration issued a rule that prohibits an agency from taking into account indirect adverse impacts on the polar bear from activities outside of the Arctic region : For example carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to global warming and , therefore , the loss of Arctic sea ice .
Congress authorized that rule to be revoked as well , but the Interior Department said no decision had yet been made on the matter .
"From our perspective the job is half done , " said Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity , an advocacy group .
"The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away .
If the ( Bush ) special rule is not struck down the polar bear is likely to be the first large mammal to go extinct due to global warming in the United States . "
The end of the long - standing requirement _ dating back to 1986 _ of interagency consultation with the Interior and Commerce agencies on endangered species protection produced a firestorm in both Congress and within the environmental and conservation communities .
For years , agencies involved in thousands of federal activities _ from issuing clean air rules to approving highway or dam construction _ have had to consult not only their own experts but also biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the activities did not harm plants , animals or fish that are protected by the Endangered Species Act .
Developers and business groups argued that the consultation caused unneeded delays and increased the cost of projects .
The Bush administration made the independent consultation optional , arguing that it was a minor shift in policy .
One impetus for the rule change was concern by the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act might be used as a back door to regulate greenhouse gases as a way to combat climate change .
The Interior Department earlier had declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice , a change attributed to global warming .
Salazar and Lock said the two departments will jointly decide if any changes are needed to improve the interagency consultation procedures .
The Fish and Wildlife Service , which is part of the Interior Department , has jurisdiction over plants and animals , while NOAA , part of the Commerce Department , deals with fish species that are at risk of extinction . |
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Obama Administration Flips Bush <m> Endangered </m> Species Ruling
04 / 28 / 09 07 : 35 PM ET
Federal agencies again will have to consult with government wildlife experts before taking actions that could have an impact on threatened or endangered species .
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was overturning a rule change made in the final weeks of the Bush presidency .
Officials at the Interior and Commerce departments said they have reimposed the consultation requirement that assured the government's top biologists involved in species protection will have a say in federal action that could harm plants , animals and fish that are at risk of extinction .
Such consultation had been required for more than two decades until the Bush administration made it optional in rules issued last December , just weeks before the change in administrations .
Environmentalists argued that the change severely reduced the protection afforded under the federal Endangered Species Act .
"By rolling back this eleventh - hour regulation , we are ensuring that threatened and endangered species continue to receive the full protection of the law" and that top science will be the foundation of the decision making , said Interior Secretary Ken Salazar .
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke added : "Our decision affirms the administration's commitment to using sound science to promote conservation and protect the environment . "
Agencies in the two department's share responsibility for managing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act and employ the government's top scientists in species protection .
In March , President Barack Obama issued an executive order putting the Bush rule change on hold .
Congress followed by giving specific authorization for the Interior and Commerce departments to revoke the action , avoiding a long and complicated regulatory process .
Environmentalists widely praised Tuesday's action , but some expressed dismay that Salazar didn't also rescind a rule that limits the protection to the polar bear , which last year was declared as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act because of disappearing Arctic sea ice as a result of climate change .
The Bush administration issued a rule that prohibits an agency from taking into account indirect adverse impacts on the polar bear from activities outside of the Arctic region : For example carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to global warming and , therefore , the loss of Arctic sea ice .
Congress authorized that rule to be revoked as well , but the Interior Department said no decision had yet been made on the matter .
"From our perspective the job is half done , " said Noah Greenwald of the Center for Biological Diversity , an advocacy group .
"The polar bear's Arctic sea ice habitat is melting away .
If the ( Bush ) special rule is not struck down the polar bear is likely to be the first large mammal to go extinct due to global warming in the United States . "
The end of the long - standing requirement _ dating back to 1986 _ of interagency consultation with the Interior and Commerce agencies on endangered species protection produced a firestorm in both Congress and within the environmental and conservation communities .
For years , agencies involved in thousands of federal activities _ from issuing clean air rules to approving highway or dam construction _ have had to consult not only their own experts but also biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to ensure the activities did not harm plants , animals or fish that are protected by the Endangered Species Act .
Developers and business groups argued that the consultation caused unneeded delays and increased the cost of projects .
The Bush administration made the independent consultation optional , arguing that it was a minor shift in policy .
One impetus for the rule change was concern by the Bush administration that the Endangered Species Act might be used as a back door to regulate greenhouse gases as a way to combat climate change .
The Interior Department earlier had declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice , a change attributed to global warming .
Salazar and Lock said the two departments will jointly decide if any changes are needed to improve the interagency consultation procedures .
The Fish and Wildlife Service , which is part of the Interior Department , has jurisdiction over plants and animals , while NOAA , part of the Commerce Department , deals with fish species that are at risk of extinction . |
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April 28 , 2009
Interior , Commerce <m> Departments </m> Overturn Rule That Cut Science Out of Endangered Species Act
Statement by Francesca Grifo
Today , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar rescinded eleventh - hour Bush administration changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that allowed federal agencies to decide for themselves if their own projects—such as roads and dams—would threaten imperiled species .
Federal agencies again will be required to consult with expert biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service before undertaking or permitting new projects .
The rule change was just one of several controversial Bush administration actions that undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) .
In a related story , 1 , 300 biologists and three scientific societies representing some 20 , 000 scientists sent separate letters last Friday to the Interior and Commerce departments urging them to overturn the last - minute Bush rule changes .
Below is a statement by Francesca Grifo , director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program :
"Several last - minute Bush administration regulatory changes have undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , and today the Obama administration has begun to repair the damage .
The message from tens of thousands of scientists around the country is clear : These unwarranted changes fundamentally undermine our ability to protect imperiled plants and animals .
"Today , the Obama administration restored critical checks and balances to protect our nation's biodiversity .
Interior Secretary Salazar's decision is a long - awaited first step .
But there is much more to be done .
The Obama administration must thoroughly review how science is used to ensure that our nation's imperiled species have a chance to survive—and thrive . " |
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April 28 , 2009
Interior , Commerce Departments Overturn <m> Rule </m> That Cut Science Out of Endangered Species Act
Statement by Francesca Grifo
Today , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar rescinded eleventh - hour Bush administration changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that allowed federal agencies to decide for themselves if their own projects—such as roads and dams—would threaten imperiled species .
Federal agencies again will be required to consult with expert biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service before undertaking or permitting new projects .
The rule change was just one of several controversial Bush administration actions that undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) .
In a related story , 1 , 300 biologists and three scientific societies representing some 20 , 000 scientists sent separate letters last Friday to the Interior and Commerce departments urging them to overturn the last - minute Bush rule changes .
Below is a statement by Francesca Grifo , director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program :
"Several last - minute Bush administration regulatory changes have undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , and today the Obama administration has begun to repair the damage .
The message from tens of thousands of scientists around the country is clear : These unwarranted changes fundamentally undermine our ability to protect imperiled plants and animals .
"Today , the Obama administration restored critical checks and balances to protect our nation's biodiversity .
Interior Secretary Salazar's decision is a long - awaited first step .
But there is much more to be done .
The Obama administration must thoroughly review how science is used to ensure that our nation's imperiled species have a chance to survive—and thrive . " |
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April 28 , 2009
Interior , Commerce Departments Overturn Rule That Cut Science Out of <m> Endangered Species Act </m>
Statement by Francesca Grifo
Today , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar rescinded eleventh - hour Bush administration changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that allowed federal agencies to decide for themselves if their own projects—such as roads and dams—would threaten imperiled species .
Federal agencies again will be required to consult with expert biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service before undertaking or permitting new projects .
The rule change was just one of several controversial Bush administration actions that undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) .
In a related story , 1 , 300 biologists and three scientific societies representing some 20 , 000 scientists sent separate letters last Friday to the Interior and Commerce departments urging them to overturn the last - minute Bush rule changes .
Below is a statement by Francesca Grifo , director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program :
"Several last - minute Bush administration regulatory changes have undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , and today the Obama administration has begun to repair the damage .
The message from tens of thousands of scientists around the country is clear : These unwarranted changes fundamentally undermine our ability to protect imperiled plants and animals .
"Today , the Obama administration restored critical checks and balances to protect our nation's biodiversity .
Interior Secretary Salazar's decision is a long - awaited first step .
But there is much more to be done .
The Obama administration must thoroughly review how science is used to ensure that our nation's imperiled species have a chance to survive—and thrive . " |
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April 28 , 2009
Interior , Commerce Departments Overturn Rule <m> That </m> Cut Science Out of Endangered Species Act
Statement by Francesca Grifo
Today , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar rescinded eleventh - hour Bush administration changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that allowed federal agencies to decide for themselves if their own projects—such as roads and dams—would threaten imperiled species .
Federal agencies again will be required to consult with expert biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service before undertaking or permitting new projects .
The rule change was just one of several controversial Bush administration actions that undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) .
In a related story , 1 , 300 biologists and three scientific societies representing some 20 , 000 scientists sent separate letters last Friday to the Interior and Commerce departments urging them to overturn the last - minute Bush rule changes .
Below is a statement by Francesca Grifo , director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program :
"Several last - minute Bush administration regulatory changes have undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , and today the Obama administration has begun to repair the damage .
The message from tens of thousands of scientists around the country is clear : These unwarranted changes fundamentally undermine our ability to protect imperiled plants and animals .
"Today , the Obama administration restored critical checks and balances to protect our nation's biodiversity .
Interior Secretary Salazar's decision is a long - awaited first step .
But there is much more to be done .
The Obama administration must thoroughly review how science is used to ensure that our nation's imperiled species have a chance to survive—and thrive . " |
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April 28 , 2009
Interior , Commerce Departments Overturn Rule That <m> Cut Science Out </m> of Endangered Species Act
Statement by Francesca Grifo
Today , Interior Secretary Ken Salazar rescinded eleventh - hour Bush administration changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that allowed federal agencies to decide for themselves if their own projects—such as roads and dams—would threaten imperiled species .
Federal agencies again will be required to consult with expert biologists at the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service before undertaking or permitting new projects .
The rule change was just one of several controversial Bush administration actions that undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , according to the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) .
In a related story , 1 , 300 biologists and three scientific societies representing some 20 , 000 scientists sent separate letters last Friday to the Interior and Commerce departments urging them to overturn the last - minute Bush rule changes .
Below is a statement by Francesca Grifo , director of UCS's Scientific Integrity Program :
"Several last - minute Bush administration regulatory changes have undermined the scientific foundation of the Endangered Species Act , and today the Obama administration has begun to repair the damage .
The message from tens of thousands of scientists around the country is clear : These unwarranted changes fundamentally undermine our ability to protect imperiled plants and animals .
"Today , the Obama administration restored critical checks and balances to protect our nation's biodiversity .
Interior Secretary Salazar's decision is a long - awaited first step .
But there is much more to be done .
The Obama administration must thoroughly review how science is used to ensure that our nation's imperiled species have a chance to survive—and thrive . " |