An endangered act

The Bush administration has shown extraordinary disdain for the Endangered Species Act over the years, dragging its heels on listing some species (polar bear, sage grouse, wolverine) and removing vital protections for others (gray wolf, arroyo toad, red-legged frog, spotted owl). Time after time, it has been pulled into court for flouting the law, and most of the time it has lost and been ordered to do its job.

August 14, 2008