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Keeping Tabs on the Bush Administration Number of U.S. chemical plants that, if targeted by terrorists, could endanger 10,000 or more people if they become terrorist targets: 3,823 Number of mandatory safety rules Bush has proposed to protect cities from terrorist attacks on chemical plants: 0
Number of years the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers has been dumping toxic sludge in the Potomac River under
an expired permit: 9 Number of additional years the EPA has given the Army Corps to adhere to stringent dumping restrictions: 6.5
Percentage change in sulfur dioxide pollution in Washington State under the Bush administration's proposed "Clear Skies" initiative, according to the EPA: -87 Percentage change under the "Clear Skies" proposal, according to Washington State air officials:+34
 Number of oil and gas wells the Bureau of Land Management wants to allow in Wyoming's scenic Jack Morrow Hills: 205 Percent of Wyoming public land already open to oil and gas leasing: 89
Previously in "By the Numbers": May/June 2003 Up to Top HOME | Email Signup | About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | © 2008 Sierra Club |
