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Protecting Our Nations Environment

President George W. Bush delivers remarks at Sequoia National Park in California May 30, 2001. “Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes, not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens; but, more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the Earth,” said the President. “Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value. Americans are united in the belief that we must preserve our natural heritage and safeguard the land around us.”  White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush delivers remarks at Sequoia National Park in California May 30, 2001. “Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes, not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens; but, more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the Earth,” said the President. “Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value. Americans are united in the belief that we must preserve our natural heritage and safeguard the land around us.”

Key Bush Environmental Accomplishments

The Bush Administration's Environmental Philosophy

  • The focus is on results - making our air, water, and land cleaner.
  • We need to employ the best science and data to inform our decision-making.
  • Our policies should encourage innovation and the development of new, cleaner technologies.
  • We should continue to build on America's ethic of stewardship and personal responsibility through education and volunteer opportunities, and in our daily lives.
  • Opportunities for environmental improvements are not limited to Federal Government actions - States, tribes, local communities, and individuals must be included.

Building on Our Great Environmental Progress

  • Over the last 30 years, our Nation has made great progress in providing for a better environment and improving public health. In that time, our economy grew 164 percent, population grew 39 percent, and our energy consumption increased 42 percent, yet air pollution from the six major pollutants decreased by 48 percent. In 2002, state data reported to EPA showed that approximately 251 million people (or 94 percent of the total population) were served by community water systems that met all health-based standards. This number is up from 79 percent in 1993.The President is committed to delivering even greater progress.

Cleaning and Redeveloping Hazardous Waste Sites

  • Brownfields Program
    Fulfilling a commitment he made when he ran for President, President Bush signed historic bipartisan brownfields legislation in 2002, accelerating the cleanup of brownfields to better protect public health, create jobs, and revitalize communities.

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Speeches and News Releases
August 13, 2004
The Columbia River Channel Deepening Project
President George W. Bush meets Freedom Corps Greeter Chris Dudley, center, and Tyler Byrne, 17, at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore., Friday, Aug. 13, 2004. Mr. Dudley started The Dudley Foundation in 1994 to help children succeed regardless of economic, education, or health liabilities. One of the foundation's key projects is the creation of the first basketball camp for boys and girls with diabetes. Tyler takes part in the program. White House photo by Eric Draper.
 
July 14, 2004
Environmental Enforcement Discussed on Ask the White House
 
July 9, 2004
Interior Secretary Discusses Record Funding Levels
 
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Documents
  PDF Document Key Bush Environmental Accomplishments (53kb)
 
  PDF Document Reducing the Threat of Catastrophic Wildfires and Improving Forest Health (34kb)
 
  PDF Document Administrative Actions to Implement the President's Healthy Forests Initiative (67kb)
  Clear Skies Initiative Policy Book
  Global Climate Change Policy Book
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Related Links
  Ensuring Reliable, Affordable, and Environmentally-sound Energy
  Council on Environmental Quality
  Environmental Protection Agency
  U.S. Department of Interior
  America's National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial
  EarthDay.gov is the official Web portal for U.S. government Earth Day activities and information.


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