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Representative Nick J. Rahall II


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May 2009: 'Representative Nick J. Rahall II, Democrat of West Virginia and chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, called the directive “proof positive” that the Obama administration will work to overturn the environmental legacy of President George W. Bush. The Pew Environment Group, an arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts, called it “a critical step.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/science/earth/29land.html

September 2008: 'The alleged transgressions involve 13 former and current Interior Department employees in Denver and Washington. Their alleged improprieties include rigging contracts, working part-time as private oil consultants, and having sexual relationships with -- and accepting golf and ski trips and dinners from -- oil company employees....House Natural Resources Chairman Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., said "this whole IG report reads like a script from a television miniseries and one that cannot air during family viewing time. It is no wonder that the office was doing such a lousy job of overseeing the RIK program; clearly the employees had 'other' priorities in that office."'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/10/AR2008091001829.html

November 2007: '"By providing federal recognition and financial support, we encourage preservation and interpretation of important periods in our nation's history in a way that traditional units of the National Park System cannot do," Rep. Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, said last month on the House floor. "Our initial investment 'primes the pump' and ensures that those areas get a solid start toward financial and operational independence."'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/29/AR2007112902160.html

October 2007: Yesterday, 113 scientists sent a letter urging the Interior Department to redo its draft recovery plan, while 23 congressional Democrats sent a similar missive questioning whether political appointees altered the plan. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.) also asked the Government Accountability Office to explore the matter.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100202031.html

July 2007: "Representative Nick J. Rahall II, Democrat of West Virginia and chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources, said he was pleased that the agency was taking steps to address what he called political meddling in decisions that should be based on impartial scientific study."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/21/washington/21interior.html

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Member of (past or present) Democratic Party / Democratic National Committee (DNC) Organization Jul 25, 2007
Member of (past or present) US House of Representatives Organization Jul 25, 2007

Articles and Resources

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May 28, 2009 Directive Limits Activity in Roadless Areas of Forests

QUOTE: the Obama administration said Thursday that no new timber-cutting or road project could begin in roadless areas of national forests without the permission of the secretary of agriculture....Timothy J. Preso, a staff lawyer for Earthjustice said the directive took power “out of the hands of local forestry officials who in many cases have approved these projects.”

 New York Times
Sep 11, 2008 Report Says Oil Agency Ran Amok: Interior Dept. Inquiry Finds Sex, Corruption

QUOTE: Government officials in charge of collecting billions of dollars worth of royalties from oil and gas companies accepted gifts, steered contracts to favored clients and engaged in drug use and illicit sex with employees of the energy firms, federal investigators reported...

 Washington Post
Nov 30, 2007 Heritage Areas vs. Property Rights: With Designations on Rise, Conservatives Sound Alarm

QUOTE: But historical preservationists are encountering opposition from conservative activists, who see the rapid growth in congressionally created heritage areas as a backdoor way to restrict property owners' rights to develop their land as they see fit.

 Washington Post
Oct 03, 2007 Scientists See Politics in Spotted Owl Plan

QUOTE: Six separate peer reviews, five of them funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, all suggest that the agency's revised plan downplayed the importance of protecting old-growth forest in the plan to manage a species that ranges from the Canadian border in Washington state to Northern California.

 Washington Post
Jul 21, 2007 U.S. Agency May Reverse 8 Decisions on Wildlife

QUOTE: The Interior Department said Friday that it would review and probably overturn eight decisions on wildlife and land-use issues made by a senior political appointee who has been found to have improperly favored industry and landowners over agency scientists.

 New York Times