Under this same defense bill the military is now allowed to destroy the habitat of endangered birds and animals that live on the 25 million acres of land under the Pentagon's jurisdiction. which brings me to today's email from Bush GreenWatch. the title of the article was mystifying: "Administration Failing to Meet Bird-Bombing Deadline." what? is the administration bombing birds? where? why? huh?
Ah! the National Defense Authorization Act granted the Pentagon a temporary one-year exemption from complying with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. but, as part of the law, the Pentagon and the Interior Dept were supposed to draft a plan to minimize "bird bombing." It was supposed to be completed by last December. but guess what? oh, come on, guess. YES! it wasn't. Interior says it would be done "soon."
from greenwatch:
Since the war on terrorism began, the Defense Department has argued that complying with environmental laws interferes with military readiness. It has lobbied Congress to exempt the military from environmental laws ranging from the Marine Mammal Protection Act to the Clean Air Act.
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