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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 18, 1993
Ms. Eleanor Zimmerlein
1518 Baseline Road
Lamoille. IL 61330
Dear Ms. Zimmerlein:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
the use of ethanol.
I share President Clinton's and Vice President Gore's
commitment to the preservation of our environment in a way that
leads to strong and sustainable economic growth. President
Clinton and I believe that we must encourage the study and
development of technologies for alternatively fueled vehicles.
As you know, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is
currently looking into a proposed rule on the use of ethanol and
its status under the Clean Air Act of 1990. I await the EPA's
findings in this regard.
I appreciate learning your concerns about the listing of
ethanol under the Clean Air Act. Rest assured that this
Administration will continue its efforts to promote clean-burning
fuels.
Again, thank you for sharing this information with me.
Sincerely,
Lather G.
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Affiliated With American Agri-Women
ILLINOIS AGRI-WOMEN
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We've a Story To Tell
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ELEANOR ZIMMERLEIN, PRESIDENT
1518 BASELINE ROAD
LAMOILLE, IL 61330
PH 815/638-2050
August 6, 1993
Kathleen McGinty
Deputy Director to the President
and Director, Office of Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building - Room 360
17th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. McGinty
Ethanol should have the same market access in the Clean Air Act as
the oil industry's oxygenate methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).
The Council of Great Lakes Governors recently announced the results
of a scientific study that found ethanol is as good and possibly
better then the oil industry's answer to clean air, MTBE. This was
an unbiased study and was conducted with the assistance of state air
pollution agnecies in the Great Lakes Region, the Argonne National
Laboratory and with inputs from the USEPA.
If ethanol is allowed in the Clean Air Act, net revenues in Illinois
will increase by about $5 per acre. At the same time government
outlays for deficiency payments will be reduced by $1.5 billion per
year.
Ethanol
a rural economic stimulus that can reduce federal
spending. These results are from a recently completed study
conducted by the University of Illinois' Agricultural Economics
Department.
It would reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
It would increase the income on this farm by $12,500. This in turn
would allow us to purchase new machinery and make jobs in the high-
paying steel and farm machinery industries.
In an October, 1992 speech Clinton said, "A Clinton/Gore
Administration will expand the use of ethanol to increase American
jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and improve the
environment."
Sincerely
Eleanor malein
July 7, 1993
Ms. Alexis Zeigler
Route 4, Box 169-C
Louisa, VA 23093
Dear Ms. Zeigler:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about
the problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
President Clinton and I are committed to the preservation of
the environment in a way that leads to strong and sustainable
economic growth. The President and I believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest. After the conference,
three working groups were established to work on developing a
Forest Management Plan. These working groups included a team
working on ecosystem management assessment, a team focusing on
labor and community assistance, and a team working to improve the
relationships among federal and state agencies in the region and
to eliminate impediments that block coordinated action.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of the three working groups. I
believe that the Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally
responsible and will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan
also includes a new economic assistance program that helps local
workers, businesses and communities in strengthening the region's
economy by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Attention; Katie McGinty
From; Alexis Zeigler
Rt 4 Box 169-C
Louisa UA 23093
Regarding; Proposal Number Nine, Forestry Policy
I support maximum protection of our forests. I do
not support option nine. I would like president
Clinton to keep his oromise to protect our forests.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 3, 1993
Ms. Nancy Zeiger
Enemies of Pollution
5553-B Rayo del Sol
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Dear Ms. Zeiger:
Thank you for contacting my office regarding the Orange
County Toll Roads. I apologize for the delay in my response.
As you know, I share President Clinton's and Vice President
Gore's commitment to the preservation of our environment in a way
that leads to strong and sustainable economic growth.
I appreciate learning your thoughts about the Orange County
Toll Roads. I am forwarding your information to the Department
of Transportation for their review and response.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
ENEMIES OF POLLUTION
5553-B Rayo del Sol
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
May 10, 1993
Ms. Katy McGinty
Office of the Vice-President
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. McGinty:
Previously I have written to you only about the environment. However,
my partner, Dr. William Caldwell, who is extremely well-versed in International
Relations, having earned his Ph.D. in that field, has asked me to direct this
letter to you. We hope that you can get it into the hands of Vice-President
Gore quickly since we are in such a time of crisis.
We can well appreciate the mountains of mail as well as faxes that come to
the White House and that is why we are sending it to you. We are both very
disturbed about the Bosnian situation and know that it is taking valuable
time and attention away from our critical domestic problems.
Keith Hill, who was Vice-President Gore's aide in the Knoxville office when -
he was a Senator, was SO helpful to me in sending xeroxes of speeches and
articles relating to the environment. When I last spoke to Keith he told me
he was coming to Washington to work at the EPA so we hope to see him on our
forthcoming visit to Washington the latter part of May.
I have written to Secretary of Transportation Pena twice about our local
problem of Orange County Toll Roads and have had no reply from him. Is there
an aide with whom we could make an appointment when we visit Washington?
Our two Senators, Boxer and Feinstein, have turned a deaf ear to our requests
for attention in this matter. We feel that since these 3 Toll Roads will cost
a total of $3 Billion and are totally unnecessary, it is a very short-sighted
policy to continue on this outdated and archaic form of transportation, when
technology for the 21st century is readily available and will not harm the
environment.
If you can give us some suggestions in this matter, we would appreciate it.
Sincerely
hancy Zeige Nancy Zeiger
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 11, 1993
Ms. Ana E. Zale
269 Glover Circle
Media, PA 19063
Dear Ms. Zale:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
the Animal Damage Control Act.
We are in the process of reviewing our policy with the
Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior on
this very important matter. I agree that further study of the
options involved is necessary for an informed and balanced
decision to be made. Be assured that we will give every
consideration to your concerns as we look at this issue.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Ratheala Kathleen A.
McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Date July 21/93
Kathleen McGinty
Old Executive Office Building, Room 358
Washington, DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
We urge you to do everything in your power to bring to an end the
outdated, tax-supported federal war on wildlife being waged by the
Animal Damage Control (ADC) Program.
The ADC exists as a blatant subsidy to the livestock industry.
Taxpayers should not be expected to provide a zero-risk environment
for anyone. We want a more efficient government in which public
interests, not private interests, are served first.
The ADC Predator Control Program is neither cost effective nor bio-
logically sound. In 1992, the ADC spent over 45 million taxpayer
dollars to kill wildlife on public lands and to develop poisons and
control techniques for wild animals. Most of these techniques are
indiscriminate and place threatened and endangered species in jeo-
pardy.
Animals, quite obviously, have different attributes and capabili-
ties than humans; but every sentient creature has inherent value
and the primary right not to suffer needlessly. Just as intelli-
gence is not a criterion for determining the rights of humans,
neither should it be for non-human animals.
The ADC's killing methods of poison baits, traps, snares, denning,
and aerial gunning are not only indiscriminate, but cause uncon-
scionable pain and suffering to many precious creatures. This in-
humane insanity must stop.
Please speak out on behalf of these helpless, voiceless beings.
Protect our natural heritage.
Most sincerely,
Ana E. Bale
269 clover Circle
Media PA 19063
Member of WHAT WE CAN DO
Letters on Behalf of Animals
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animlas are treated." - Gandhi
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 16, 1994
Mr. Wayne Yonka
Manager, Employee Services
Olin Chemicals Corporation
P.O. Box 248
1186 Lower River Road
Charleston, TN 37310
Dear Mr. Yonka:
This is to notify you that I am in receipt of your letter to
Robert Boorstin regarding your thoughts about chlorine study and
the Clean Water Act reauthorization. It was good to hear from
you.
Rest assured that neither EPA nor this Administration has
made any decision in the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act
that would restrict or ban the use of chlorine or chlorinated
compounds. Because of the continuing rigorous public debate on
this matter, EPA has proposed a thorough and careful review of
the issues. I assure you that the proposed EPA study will be
conducted in a fair, objective and balanced fashion, using the
best available information and with the participation of all
interested parties.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with us.
Sincerely,
Gatten
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Olin
CHEMICALS
P.O. BOX 248, LOWER RIVER ROAD, CHARLESTON, TN 37310
Phone: (615) 336-4000
February 16, 1994
Special Asst to the Pres for Policy
Coordination, Robert O. Boorstin
Executive Office of the President
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. Boorstin:
I am writing to request your assistance on an urgent matter that is of great concern to our local plant
here, our state and to Olin Corporation. On February 23rd, the full Senate Committee on the
Environment and Public Works is expected to mark up a version of S.1114, the Water Pollution
Prevention and Control Act. This bill may become the vehicle for potentially harmful language,
ultimately banning the use of chlorine and its compounds - a vital chemical for many of Olin's processes
and products. We already have several concerns with the bill, as drafted, but it is the chlorine issue in
particular that prompts this letter.
On February 2, during a news conference on the Clean Water Act Reauthorization, Carol Browner
outlined a policy based on the supposition that, as a class of chemicals, chlorine and all chlorine-based
compounds are harmful to human health and the environment - a sentiment long held by some in the
environmental community and one which lacks scientific basis.
Olin will oppose any efforts to prohibit or reduce chlorine use in our products and processes where such
efforts are not supported by sound science. Olin believes that the EPA should base its policies on
science, not supposition. We encourage aggressive, peer-reviewed scientific study of chlorine and its
compounds in a process that includes participation by all vital constituencies. We support the use of
risk assessment and risk management to identify unacceptable risks and prioritize actions to reduce or
eliminate the use of harmful compounds.
We recognize that chlorine is an emerging issue in certain segments of the public. We believe that
some chlorine-based compounds may be a cause of concern, and we fully support efforts to approach
these concerns from a scientific basis.
The policy shift on chlorine regulation announced by EPA on February 2 was not based on scientific
analysis and did not include the input of the vital industries and services that rely on the chemical. This
is wrong. We need your help to encourage your colleagues on the Senate Environment Committee to
influence the debates on reauthorization of the Clean Water Act. We must assure that our
environmental policies are based on sound judgment, reason and science as opposed to emotion and
supposition. In short, we want to participate in the process.
I would be glad to speak with you or your staff on this issue. We are very concerned about EPA's
policies and want to make sure that our concerns are apparent to Environment Committee members
before February 23rd. Thank you very much for your attention to this issue and your continued support.
Sincerely,
Wayne E. y.nk
Wayne E. Yonka
Manager, Employee Services
jmb
OLIN CORPORATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 11, 1994
Ms. Donna Young
P.O. Box 1
Hinkle Road
Poestenkill, N.Y. 12140
Dear Ms. Young:
Thank you for your thoughtful letter on the efforts of some
other countries to resume commercial whaling.
Let me reassure you that the United States is deeply opposed
to commercial whaling. The U.S. does not engage in commercial
whaling, and we allow no imports of whale products. The United
States also firmly supports creation of a whale sanctuary in the
oceans surrounding Antarctica.
We have to recognize, however, that not every country agrees
with us. Some countries believe that certain stocks of whales
are numerous enough to withstand the resumption of commercial
whaling without the danger of extinction. We think it is
important to make sure that this question is addressed with sound
science, and by giving the whales, not whalers, the benefit of
the doubt when there are serious scientific uncertainties. That
is why we are working within the International Whaling Commission
to assure that the methodology known as the "revised management
procedure" embodies these principles.
Some people fear that our work on this scientific
methodology signals that we are changing our position and are
preparing to support commercial whaling. Let me reassure you
that this is not true. The United States has no intention to
support commercial whaling.
I share your concern for whales and the environment. With
your support, we will accomplish a great deal to protect the
environment here in this country and around the world.
Sincerely,
Ratheena. Kathleen A. McGinty Miss
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Kathleen me Ginty:
Pls. register my protest
against the Clinton Administrations
position on the resumption of
commercial wholing
Donna 2/28/94 Young
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 11, 1994
Mr. Robert Yorke
5465 Mystic Court
Columbia, MD 21044
Dear Mr. Yorke:
Thank you for your thoughtful letter on the efforts of some
other countries to resume commercial whaling.
Let me reassure you that the United States is deeply opposed
to commercial whaling. The U.S. does not engage in commercial
whaling, and we allow no imports of whale products. The United
States also firmly supports creation of a whale sanctuary in the
oceans surrounding Antarctica.
We have to recognize, however, that not every country agrees
with us. Some countries believe that certain stocks of whales
are numerous enough to withstand the resumption of commercial
whaling without the danger of extinction. We think it is
important to make sure that this question is addressed with sound
science, and by giving the whales, not whalers, the benefit of
the doubt when there are serious scientific uncertainties. That
is why we are working within the International Whaling Commission
to assure that the methodology known as the "revised management
procedure" embodies these principles.
Some people fear that our work on this scientific
methodology signals that we are changing our position and are
preparing to support commercial whaling. Let me reassure you
that this is not true. The United States has no intention to
support commercial whaling.
I share your concern for whales and the environment. With
your support, we will accomplish a great deal to protect the
environment here in this country and around the world.
Sincerely,
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
5465 Mystic Court
Columbia, MD 21044
February 27, 1994
Ms. Kathleen McGinty
Deputy Assistant to the President for Environmental Policy
17th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington DC 20500
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I am writing to protest the recent stand taken by the United
States in support of "science-based" commercial whaling. Recently
I and my family were fortunate enough to have the experience of
actually seeing whales in the wild. These magnificent creatures
are an irreplaceable part of the universe. There is no product
that comes from the whales that is vital to human health or
national security! Nor do whales have to be killed to keep their
numbers in check, as is the case for some land animals. In
short, any kind of whaling is completely unnecessary killing and
should be opposed as such by the United States.
Sincerely yours,
Robertyouks
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 11, 1994
Ms. Terri Yeager
109 North Spruce Drive
Glenshaw, PA 15116-2615
Dear Ms. Yeager:
Thank you for your thoughtful letter on the efforts of some
other countries to resume commercial whaling.
Let me reassure you that the United States is deeply opposed
to commercial whaling. The U.S. does not engage in commercial
whaling, and we allow no imports of whale products. The United
States also firmly supports creation of a whale sanctuary in the
oceans surrounding Antarctica.
We have to recognize, however, that not every country agrees
with us. Some countries believe that certain stocks of whales
are numerous enough to withstand the resumption of commercial
whaling without the danger of extinction. We think it is
important to make sure that this question is addressed with sound
science, and by giving the whales, not whalers, the benefit of
the doubt when there are serious scientific uncertainties. That
is why we are working within the International Whaling Commission
to assure that the methodology known as the "revised management
procedure" embodies these principles.
Some people fear that our work on this scientific
methodology signals that we are changing our position and are
preparing to support commercial whaling. Let me reassure you
that this is not true. The United States has no intention to
support commercial whaling.
I share your concern for whales and the environment. With
your support, we will accomplish a great deal to protect the
environment here in this country and around the world.
Sincerely,
Kathleen McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
February 24, 94
Ms Kathleen McGinty:
I wish to add my voice to those
enraged by the Administrations
+
position to resume commercial
whaling. Surely there is
enough food available in other
Sources & oils available in
industrial production without
slaughter of such a wonderful
& endangered animal. Stop
commercial whaling !
Terri Yeager
109 N. Spruce Dr
Glenshaw PA 15116 - 2615
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 11, 1994
Ms. Kimmie Yamaguchi
4133 West 173rd Street
Torrance, CA 90504
Dear Ms. Yamaguchi:
Thank you for your thoughtful letter on the efforts of some
other countries to resume commercial whaling.
Let me reassure you that the United States is deeply opposed
to commercial whaling. The U.S. does not engage in commercial
whaling, and we allow no imports of whale products. The United
States also firmly supports creation of a whale sanctuary in the
oceans surrounding Antarctica.
We have to recognize, however, that not every country agrees
with us. Some countries believe that certain stocks of whales
are numerous enough to withstand the resumption of commercial
whaling without the danger of extinction. We think it is
important to make sure that this question is addressed with sound
science, and by giving the whales, not whalers, the benefit of
the doubt when there are serious scientific uncertainties. That
is why we are working within the International Whaling Commission
to assure that the methodology known as the "revised management
procedure" embodies these principles.
Some people fear that our work on this scientific
methodology signals that we are changing our position and are
preparing to support commercial whaling. Let me reassure you
that this is not true. The United States has no intention to
support commercial whaling.
I share your concern for whales and the environment. With
your support, we will accomplish a great deal to protect the
environment here in this country and around the world.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Dear Kathleen McGinty,
I'm just writing this letter to show how.
much \ care about whales&dolphins
/ to wish the whaling would stop If only
I could help as much 031 want to. I just
want to now why people kill whales in the
first place Is it for the money?
Some people are 50 insencitive. a lot
of people don't care about whales even
though there part of our food chain They
help keep the foodchain level and even.
) think the marine mammal protec-
tion Act. 15 a very good thing for Whales,
dolphing, and seals
people who care as much for whales
I'm just glad that there are more
as 1 do.
Sincerly,
Kimmu
yamaguchi
Kimmic
yam guchi
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 10, 1994
Mr. Lincoln Ying
Market Manager
Special Chemicals Group
Elf Atrochem North America, Inc.
2000 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-3222
Dear Mr. Ying:
Thank you for your recent letter regarding your thoughts
about chlorine study and the Clean Water Act reauthorization. It
was good to hear from you.
Rest assured that neither EPA nor this Administration has
made any decision in the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act
that would restrict or ban the use of chlorine or chlorinated
compounds. Because of the continuing rigorous public debate on
this matter, EPA has proposed a thorough and careful review of
the issues. I assure you that the proposed EPA study will be
conducted in a fair, objective and balanced fashion, using the
best available information and with the participation of all
interested parties.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
elf atochem
Elf Atochem North America, Inc.
2000 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-3222
Phone: (215) 419 -7000
ATO
February 18, 1994
Office Environmental Policy
Deputy Assistant to the President,
Kathleen McGinty
Old Executive Office Building, Room 360
17th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20501
SUBJECT: U.S. EPA Proposal to Phase Out Chlorine
Dear Ms. McGinty;
As Market Manager for FASCAT® Catalysts of Elf Atochem North America's Specialty
Chemicals Group, I am writing to express to you my opposition to U.S Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Browner's recent proposal for development of a
plan to "prohibit, reduce or substitute (for) the use of chlorine" over the next 3 years.
What is especially disturbing about Administrator Browner's announcement is that it reflects
a continuing pattern that has excluded industry's input into the Agency's public policy-
making process. In the case of chlorine, the Administrator has sought to prejudice the
public policy debate in advance of sound scientific assessment and in the absence of input
by all stakeholders.
By way of background, Elf Atochem North America is a diversified process chemical
manufacturer employing more than 5,200 people nationwide with 33 manufacturing facilities
in 17 U.S. states. The Company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA and reports annual
sales of just under $2 billion. Major product/market segments include: commodity organic
and inorganic chemicals and chemical intermediates; specialty chemicals; agricultural
chemicals, and polymers.
Chlorine and Chlorinated Compounds are Essential to Society
The EPA proposal makes no sense. The proposed ban represents an unscientific approach
to regulating chemicals because it proposes prohibiting or reducing the use of chlorine and
chlorinated compounds without regard to whether such a significant burden on society is
warranted.
Chlorine and chlorinated compounds are used to meet some of the most essential and vital
needs of modern society, including: protecting our public water supply, and in 85% of all
medicines, 96% of all crop protection chemicals, all vinyl plastics and thousands of other
products (manufactured in the US and marketed globally) that are the basis of modern life.
Approximately 1.3 million US jobs depend on the chlorine industry. Wages and salaries
total more than $30 billion a year. Further, almost 40 % of all US jobs and income depend
in some way on chlorine and products of the chlorine industry. Two hundred and twelve
industries use chlorine and related compounds, generating 45 million jobs and $1.6 trillion
in economic activity -- including a $3 billion net trade surplus.
Process for Evaluating & Minimizing Risk is Already Underway
Scientific experts have concluded that chlorinated compounds span a wide range and should
not be considered as a single group for purposes of risk assessment. The EPA proposal
would short-circuit such initiatives based on scientific risk assessment, including current
projects relating to a reassessment of dioxin and chlorine's use in the pulp and paper
industry.
With the exception of a few persistent, bioaccumulative chlorinated organic chemicals (e.g.
DDT) in localized areas resulting from historical uses, current concentrations of chlorine
and chlorinated compounds have not been shown to cause adverse effects on humans or the
environment. Continuing technological improvements are expected to lower the already low
risks of adverse effects related to chlorine in the environment.
Thank you for your consideration of the points raised in this letter. I hope that, upon a
careful review of the implications of the EPA proposal, that this administration will adopt
a policy based on (1) credible science that weighs all the evidence in an even-handed
manner, including an evaluation of potential alternatives; (2) a fair and balanced process
that involves all stakeholders; and (3) weighs social and economic factors.
Respectfully yours,
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Manager, FASCAT® Catalysts
Specialty Chemicals Group
cc:
Mr. Charles A. Kitchen
Director Government & Community Relations
ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC.
1200 N. Nash Street
Arlington, VA 22209
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 3, 1994
Mr. Frederick A. Yukic
P.O. Box 489
San Carlos, CA 94070
Dear Mr. Yukic:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
the pesticide regulation. It was good to hear from you, and I
apologize for the delay in responding.
As you know, I share President Clinton's commitment to
preserving our environment. The Environmental Protection Agency
recently announced a proposal for comprehensive reforms of the
nation's pesticide and food safety laws. This is a result of a
joint study of the EPA, the USDA, and the FDA to update the
existing laws of 20 years ago. It calls for a standard of a
"reasonable certainty of no harm" for food safety across the
board, including specific provisions to protect infants and
children. We feel these actions are a significant step towards a
safer food supply.
I certainly appreciate learning your views with regard to
this issue. Rest assured that this Administration will continue
its efforts to protect the health of our nation's people and our
food supply.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Ms. Katie McGinty
Director of White House Office
of Environmental Policy
Old Exec. Office Bldg., Room 286
Washington, D.C. 20501
November 12, 1993
SUBJECT: Keep Cancer Causing Pesticides Out of Food
Dear Ms. McGinty,
I am writing to request that you support keeping pesticides
out of food. In particular, I am opposed to legislation that
weakens the strict regulations prohibiting pesticides in food,
like HR 1627. The Coalition for Alternatives has brought this
issue to my attention.
I support legislation that encourages efforts to reduce
pesticide use, provides support to farmers in implementing
nonchemical pest management, and keeps pesticide residues out of
food. Children, in particular are succeptible to cancer and
health problems from pesticides in food.
In my opinion, there is no "negligible" risk when
considering the value of a human life.
I request that you oppose any efforts to weaken the safety
if our food supply.
Sincerely
FAMukri Frederick PE
P.O. Box 489
San Carlos, CA 94070
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 3, 1994
Mr. Matt Young
Recycling Coordinator
County of Chatham
P.O. Box 87
Pittsboro, N.C. 27312
Dear Mr. Young:
Thank you for contacting my office regarding your thoughts
about the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
(ISTEA) of 1991. It was good to hear from you, and I apologize
for the delay in responding.
I certainly appreciate learning your views about the use of
crumb rubber modifier (CRM) in asphalt pavements, and I
understand your concerns about the burden of scrap tires on our
nation's already overflowing landfills. Along these lines, the
President recently signed the Executive Order on Federal
Acquisition, Recycling and Waste Prevention which contains a
provision requiring federal agencies to implement the
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPAs) procurement guidelines
for retread tires.
With regard to your specific recommendations concerning the
use of CRM in asphalt pavement, I have taken the liberty of
sharing your letter with the EPA and the Federal Highway
Administration for their review and appropriate response.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
MiDmJ
Kathleen McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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COUNTY OF CHATHAM
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MATTHEW G. YOUNG
Buildings and Grounds
RECYCLING COORDINATOR
Recycling
(919) 542-8239
Solid Waste
(919) 542-8238
Utilities (Water/Sewer)
Illegal Dumping:
(919) 542-8223
FAX
POST OFFICE BOX 87
(919) 542-8272
PITTSBORO, N. C. 27312
ORGANIZED 1770
707 SQUARE MILES
November 22, 1993
Ms. Kathleen A. McGinty
Deputy Assistant to President & Director
Office on Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building Room 360
17th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I am writing to urge you to support Section 1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991. Section 1038 encourages greater use of crumb rubber modifiers
(CRM) in asphalt pavement. A provision within Section 1038 requires states to use minimum
amounts of asphalt pavement containing crumb rubber from scrap tires for Federally funded highway
projects beginning in 1994.
Technologies which incorporate CRM in asphalt pavements have been used in nearly all climates and
road conditions for up to twenty years. The FHWA and the US EPA reported to Congress in June
1993, that based on evidence accumulated to date, there are no significant performance, emissions,
or recyclability problems with crumb rubber modifier technologies.
Scrap tires are a very serious solid waste problem in Chatham County, North Carolina, as well as the
rest of the United States. Each year the U.S. discards over 250 million scrap tires, adding to the 3
billion tires that currently litter our countryside. Used tire piles are a natural habitat for rodents
and disease carrying insects. When these tire piles catch fire, as several have, the irreversible
damage to our atmosphere is devastating. Crumb rubber modifier asphalt pavements are a high value
end use for recycled scrap tires.
To date, the North Carolina lobby against using crumb rubber in asphalt paving has ensured the
failure of this legislation passing. There is no reason why we need to continue extracting and
degrading precious natural resources for virgin paving materials when we have this resource in scrap
tires clogging our landfills and landscape. I respectfully request that you support Section 1038. This
technology not only improves asphalt as a highway pavement, but provides a market for some of the
millions of tires now clogging landfills across our country.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Young
Chatham County Recycling Coordinator
This paper is made from recycled waste.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 12, 1993
Ms. Nancy Yang
1661 Orlando Road
Pasadena, CA 91106
Dear Ms. Yang:
Thank you for your recent letter regarding President
Clinton's Forest Management Plan. It was good to hear from you.
The President, the Vice President and I are committed to the
preservation of the environment in a way that leads to strong and
sustainable economic growth. We believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of three working groups established
at the Forest Conference. This Administration believes that the
Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally responsible and
will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan also includes a
new economic assistance program that helps local workers,
businesses and communities in strengthening the region's economy
by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
I certainly appreciate learning your views about this very
important matter. We continue to seek a Forest Plan that is
scientifically-sound and legally responsible and will provide a
sustainable harvest, and we are currently soliciting advice and
comments on possible improvements to the proposed plan.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Tathen A. Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
October 20, 1993
Dear MA. Mcginty
My name is Namey young I am a senior at Westridge
School for girls in Pasadena, California I am writing
because I am concerned about the further loss of ancient
forests Many of our rare ancient forests are left unprotected
by the President's forest plan The plan should provide
permanent protection for the last 10% of America's
forests and all the species that live in them Specifically
the final plan must provide for the following:
/- no logging in ancient forest preserves. All ancient
forests must be included in the reserved. Even dead and
decaying trees, which are essential elements of the
ecosystem should be left alone.
2. Protection for roadless areas Chainsows are off-limite
inside the reserves.
3. Full protection for fisheries and fish habitats, both
inside and outside reserves. Full streamside buffer
zones are essential because logging too close to
streambeds will increase the risk of floods, degrada
water quality and extinction of salmon populations.
4 minimal experimental forestry convert most proposed
experimental areas to ancient forest reserved. Local
residents should not be given any special authority over
forests in their area; they belong to all Americans.
5. Protection for all species associated with ancient forest
Thank you for your time,
Namcy young
Pasadena Cabifornia
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 2, 1993
Ms. Jennifer A. Yarman
11155 S.W. Hall Blvd., #90
Tigard, OR 97223
Dear Ms. Yarman:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about
the problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
President Clinton and I are committed to the preservation of
the environment in a way that leads to strong and sustainable
economic growth. The President and I believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest. After the conference,
three working groups were established to work on developing a
Forest Management Plan. These working groups included a team
working on ecosystem management assessment, a team focusing on
labor and community assistance, and a team working to improve the
relationships among federal and state agencies in the region and
to eliminate impediments that block coordinated action.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of the three working groups. I
believe that the Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally
responsible and will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan
also includes a new economic assistance program that helps local
workers, businesses and communities in strengthening the region's
economy by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
JENNIFER YARMAN
503-624-7042
11155 SW Hall Blvd, #90, Tigard OR 97223
August 4, 1993
Kathleen McGinty
Office of Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Bldg, Rm 358
Washington DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty,
The endangered Siskiyou Forest in southwestern Oregon
desperately needs your help. This is the largest, most intact
Ancient Forest ecosystem on the West Coast, with almost 300,000
acres of unprotected roadless wildlands. It is a global treasure,
a genetic Noah's Ark containing the most diverse coniferous forest
in the world. Scientists have recognized this region as one of the
biologically most valuable areas in all of North America. Please
do not allow these irreplaceable wild areas - so important as
habitat for owls, salmon and scores of rare plants - to be
sacrificed for a few more years of jobs and profits for the timber
industry.
Please permanently withdraw all Siskiyou National Forest
Roadless Areas from logging and development. And, please create an
Ancient Forest Reserve System, enforce our environmental laws, and
provide transitional assistance and forest restoration projects for
displaced timber workers.
Sincerely,
Jennifer A. Yarman
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 2, 1993
Ms. Dolly Yu
1010 Ramona Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
Dear Ms. Yu:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about
the problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
President Clinton and I are committed to the preservation of
the environment in a way that leads to strong and sustainable
economic growth. The President and I believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest. After the conference,
three working groups were established to work on developing a
Forest Management Plan. These working groups included a team
working on ecosystem management assessment, a team focusing on
labor and community assistance, and a team working to improve the
relationships among federal and state agencies in the region and
to eliminate impediments that block coordinated action.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of the three working groups. I
believe that the Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally
responsible and will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan
also includes a new economic assistance program that helps local
workers, businesses and communities in strengthening the region's
economy by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Rathen a. Mobus
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Kathleen McGinty
August 14, 1993
Office of Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building, Room 358
Washington, DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
The endangered Siskiyou Forest in southwestern Oregon
desperately needs your help. This is the largest, most intact
Ancient Forest ecosystem on the West Coast, with almost 300.000
acres of unprotected roadless wildlands. It is a global treasure,
a genetic Noah's Ark containing the most diverse coniferous forest
in the world. Scientists have recognized this region as one of the
biologically most valuable areas in all of North America. Please
do not allow these irreplaceable wild areas - so important as
habitat for owls, salmon and scores of rare plants - to be
sacrificed for a few more years of jobs and profits for the timber
industry.
Please permanently withdraw all Siskiyou National Forest
Roadless Areas form logging and development. And, please create an
Ancient Forest Reserve System, enforce our environmental laws, and
provide transitional assistance and forest restoration projects for
displaced timber workers.
Sincerely,
Dolly you
Dolly Yu
1010 Ramona Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 2, 1993
Mr. Frank Yoon
415 Warren Drive #7
San Francisco, CA 94131
Dear Mr. Yoon:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
global ozone depletion, global deforestation, and convening an
Energy Summit. It was good to hear from you, and I apologize for
the delay in my response.
As you know, I share President Clinton's commitment to the
preservation of the environment in a way that leads to strong and
sustainable economic growth. I certainly appreciate your
continued interest and involvement in global environmental
issues. Be assured that this Administration will continue in our
effort to promote a cleaner environment.
Again, thank you for letting me hear from you.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
April 28, 1993
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office
on Environmental Policy
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I want to thank you for your response to my letter to
President Clinton regarding global oxygen depletion.
Global oxygen depletion is another pinpointed vital
sign of a deteriorating atmospheric environment and a
critical sign that, I believe, requires drastic action
now. For each day, as each tree is cut down, it cuts
our oxygen supply a small increment more and brings
suffocation that much closer for future generations.
I urge that a moratorium on deforestation in all fif-
ty States be declared now. For even when one adult
tree is cut down there must be another adult tree to
take its place (which is obviously impossible) to keep
oxygen from depleting more severely.
I want to urge you to use the Office of the President
to convene an Energy Summit to determine policy for
the United States to lead the way to halt and reverse
global oxygen depletion. This other essential part
requires the conversion from combustion processes to
renewable sources for energy and power to proceed more
energetically and rapidly than is being done now.
Sincerely,
Frank Yoon
Frank yoon
415 Warren Dr. #7
San Francisco, CA 94131
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 2, 1993
Ms. Margaret Hays Young
Wildlife & Wilderness Chair
Sierra Club-Atlantic Chapter
703 President Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Dear Ms. Hays Young:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the proposed change in
the U.S. Forest Service administrative appeals regulation. It
was good to hear from you, and I apologize for the delay in my
response.
As you know, I share President Clinton's and Vice President
Gore's commitment to the preservation of our environment. In
response to overwhelming interest on this issue, the Forest
Service extended the public comment period on the administrative
appeals process to last 45 days. I appreciate learning your
thoughts about this matter.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Lithlen MBus
Kathleen
A.
McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
SIERRA CLUB ATLANTIC CHAPTER
703 President Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
May 25, 1993
The Honorable Kathleen McGinty
Deputy Assistant to the Director
Office of Environmental Policy
Room 360
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I am writing on behalf of the approximately 40,000 members of the
Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club in response to the USFS proposed new
rule governing timber sale appeals. We believe that this rule, if
implemented, would significantly impair the public's ability to participate
in the appeals process, and would seriously diminish the USFS'
accountability to the public. If implemented, this rule would also have the
effect of increasing the volume of costly and time-consuming litigation
necessary to ensure USFS' compliance with the law, and this would not be
in the public interest. We believe that this proposed rule represents an
attempt by the USFS to avoid proper public scrutiny of its actions.
The USFS is a publicly-funded agency, which is responsible to the
American people as a whole for the protection and proper administration of
Federal forest lands. There is no need for an "emergency exemption" (as
proposed in this rule) to justify possibly illegal timber sales, because no
"emergency" exists, or ever has existed. No timber sale is so necessary or SO
urgent as to justify the exclusion of the public from the appeals process.
Such an exclusion is undemocratic and suggests that the USFS wishes to
avoid criticism by operating in secrecy - a role which is not appropriate for
any public agency, and is particularly troubling when proposed by an
agency whose actions have so frequently been found to have violated federal
law.
The USFS proposal to further limit the opportunity for public input by
declaring that appeals must be received, rather than postmarked by the
comment deadline, also has unfortunate implications: Who will monitor the
"receipt" of any negative comments? Under this new rule, it seems it will be
possible for the USFS to declare that any negative comments simply were
not "received" before the deadline. As long as the U.S. Postal Service's
postmark is the determiner of the timeliness of such comments, a third and
comparatively impartial party provides some balance to this process. But
public faith in the USFS has now declined to a point where the USFS'
assertion that an appeal was not received by the deadline is likely to be
highly suspect. The proposed new provision will, in addition to unfairly
shortening the announced comment period, also seriously undermine
whatever credibility the USFS may still have with the public in these
matters.
The USFS proposal to publish notice of its actions only in the Federal
Register (not easily available to most citizens) and "local newspapers", and
not to notify citizens who have expressed interest in receiving notification
of those actions, is grossly unfair and represents another attempt by the
USFS to limit criticism by suppressing open discussion. The USFS is
required by law to provide notification to all interested citizens. The
proposed new rule suggests that the USFS does not intend to comply with
that legal obligation.
Federal Forest lands are owned by all Americans in common, and the
USFS is responsible for its actions to the American public as a whole. Those
affected by its actions are all citizens who have an interest in the future of
their public lands, not just those who have unlimited free time to read (or
even have access to) the Federal Register.
Similarly, USFS decisions regarding public land located in one state
cannot be assumed to be of interest only to "local residents". The millions
of out-of-state visitors to our National Forests each year attest to that. And
those who may not have the means to visit our National Forests nevertheless
have a stake in their future. USFS-administered land belongs to all
Americans, regardless of where they live. Certainly any American who has
expressed an interest in USFS actions on any National Forest should be so
notified. This proposal, like the others, appears to be an effort to exclude
the public from its proper oversight role over its public agencies, and would
serve to disenfranchise the average citizen, and deprive him of his right to
protect his interest in his public lands. It is an inappropriate action for the
USFS to undertake, especially in light of the continued public criticism of
USFS land stewardship.
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Taken as a whole, this proposed new rule appears to be an effort by
the USFS to hide from the public. That is not appropriate for a publicly-
funded agency which is charged with the protection of public land. We
strongly urge that this rule not be adopted, that the USFS be made
acquainted with its responsibility to respond fully and openly to public
concern, and be required to fulfill its responsibility to protect public land.
Sincerely,
Margaret Hays Young
Wildlife & Wilderness Chair
Atlantic Chapter
cc: The Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The Honorable Alfonse D'Amato
The Honorable George J. Hochbrueckner
The Honorable Gary L. Ackerman
The Honorable Floyd H. Flake
The Honorable Jerrold Nadler
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
The Honorable Edolphus Towns
The Honorable Major R. Owens
The Honorable Susan Molinari
The Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney
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The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
The Honorable Eliot L. Engel
The Honorable Hamilton Fish, Jr.
The Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman
The Honorable Sherwood L. Boehlert
The Honorable Maurice D. Hinchey
The Honorable Louise MacIntosh Slaughter
The Honorable Nita Lowey
The Honorable Jose Serrano
The Honorable Thomas Manton
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 11, 1994
Ms. Maria Zambrano
1202 Oregon Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Dear Ms. Zambrano:
Thank you for your thoughtful letter on the efforts of some
other countries to resume commercial whaling.
Let me reassure you that the United States is deeply opposed
to commercial whaling. The U.S. does not engage in commercial
whaling, and we allow no imports of whale products. The United
States also firmly supports creation of a whale sanctuary in the
oceans surrounding Antarctica.
We have to recognize, however, that not every country agrees
with us. Some countries believe that certain stocks of whales
are numerous enough to withstand the resumption of commercial
whaling without the danger of extinction. We think it is
important to make sure that this question is addressed with sound
science, and by giving the whales, not whalers, the benefit of
the doubt when there are serious scientific uncertainties. That
is why we are working within the International Whaling Commission
to assure that the methodology known as the "revised management
procedure" embodies these principles.
Some people fear that our work on this scientific
methodology signals that we are changing our position and are
preparing to support commercial whaling. Let me reassure you
that this is not true. The United States has no intention to
support commercial whaling.
I share your concern for whales and the environment. With
your support, we will accomplish a great deal to protect the
environment here in this country and around the world.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 17, 1993
Mr. Durwood Zaelke
President
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Environmental Law
1621 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20009
Dear Mr. Zaelke:
Thank you for your recent note and
the copy of Trade and the Environment:
Law, Economics and Policy. It was good to
hear from you.
I certainly appreciate learning about
your continuing work on trade and
environment issues. I believe that the
NAFTA will provide an excellent
opportunity for demonstrating the
compatibility of free trade and
environmental conservation.
Again, thank you for sharing your
work with me.
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Environmental Policy
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 17, 1993
Ms. Jean T. Zaengle
182 Main Street
R.R. 1, Box 1C
Worcester, NY 12197
Dear Ms. Zaengle:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
environmental policy-making. I certainly appreciate your kind
words of support, and I sincerely apologize for the delay in
responding.
President Clinton and I support new and innovative
approaches to addressing today's difficult and pressing
environmental challenges. I certainly appreciate learning your
thoughts about public input and the role of the federal agencies.
As you may know, the President recently signed an Executive Order
on Federal Compliance and Right-To-Know Laws. Rest assured that
this Administration will continue in its efforts to promote
environmentally sustainable policies.
Again, thank you for sharing your views with me.
Sincerely,
Latter a. Kathleen A. McGinty M.Pu
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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R.R. 1 Box 1C
Worcester, New York 12197
September 22, 1993
Ms. Katy McGinty
Environmental Advisor
Office of the Vice President
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I would like to address my concerns about the great need to sustain the national policy our
government has already set on environmental matters. Men such as Bruce Babbitt, United
States Interior Secretary, have questioned the necessity of having such policies. In view of
the fact that you are presently maintaining and improving the policy we have before us, I
ask that you consider my ideas.
As a result of the National Environmental Policy Act, adopted on January 1, 1970, the past
twenty-three years have slowly revealed improvements in our nation's vital effort to protect
the beautiful land that remains. To protect our national ecosystems, this era of "new
environmentalism" must continue. If it does not, areas such as New York State's
Adirondack State Park will suffer.
As environmental advisor under Vice President Gore, I propose that you do all in your
power to protect the rights of individuals to force agencies to file reports, and to challenge
the accuracy of past accounts.
Please consider my suggestion. I thank you for your time and look forward to your
response.
Sincerely,
Jean T. Zaengle
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 16, 1993
Mr. Mel Zell
Executive Secretary
Salmon Unlimited
P.O. Box 151262
San Raphael, CA 94915
Dear Mr. Zell:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your support of Mr.
Bill Kier and Ms. Lori Bodi for positions as Regional Directors
of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). It was good to
hear from you.
As you know, the preservation of the environment continues
to be one of this Administration's highest priorities. I
certainly appreciate learning your thoughts about the Regional
Director positions for the Southwest and Northwest regions of
NMFS. I have taken the liberty of sharing your recommendations
with the appropriate staff handling these appointments.
Again, thank you for sharing your views with me.
Sincerely,
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
To Increase the Salmon Resource of California
BILL TOWNSEND
MEL ZELL
President
Executive Secretary
P.O. BOX 765
P.O. BOX 151262
UKIAH, CA 95482
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94915
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(707) 462-5228
(415) 454-8498
DON BRADLEY
Chairman of the Board
November 10, 1993
Ms. Kathleen McGinty, Director
Office of Environmental Policy
OEOB, Room 358
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I am writing on behalf of Salmon Unlimited to express our
strong support of Mr. Bill Kier and Lori Bodi for positions as
Regional Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service in
the Southwest Region and Northwest Region, respectively.
Members of Salmon Unlimited have know Mr. Kier and Ms. Bodi
throughout their careers as advocates for the conservation and
wise use of our natural resources, especially as the relate to
fish.
Salmon Unlimited is a California based organization concerned
with the conservation, restoration and wise use of our salmon
and steelhead trout resources. As such we are concerned over
the management and, especially the stewardship afforded these
resources by society. We believe that they, the fish, have
been short changed by the past and present NMFS
administration.
A major Federal player in the role of salmon management is the
National Marine Fisheries Service. They should play a
significant overall role in the conservation and management of
these resources and their habitats. Unfortunately, because of
past leadership, they haven't. Most of our members have been
affected by this benign neglect. The inability of the
National Marine Fisheries Service to respond to resource needs
has contributed to the virtual coast wide shutdown of our
ocean salmon fishery. We believe that Mr. Kier and Ms. Bodi
can provide the leadership which is required to address the
pressing national and international issues faced by the
Service on the west coast.
Sincerely yours,
Mee Mel Zell Joel
Executive Secretary
CC: Doug Ilall, Asst. Admin NOAA
Rolland Schmitten, Dir. NMFS
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 16, 1993
Ms. Pam Zimmerman
Mr. Jerry Waxman
8207 W. Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Dear Ms. Zimmerman and Mr. Waxman:
Thank you for your recent letter regarding President
Clinton's Forest Management Plan. It was good to hear from you.
The President, the Vice President and I are committed to the
preservation of the environment in a way that leads to strong and
sustainable economic growth. We believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of three working groups established
at the Forest Conference. This Administration believes that the
Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally responsible and
will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan also includes a
new economic assistance program that helps local workers,
businesses and communities in strengthening the region's economy
by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
I certainly appreciate learning your views about this very
important matter. We continue to seek a Forest Plan that is
scientifically-sound and legally responsible and will provide a
sustainable harvest.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 12, 1993
Ms. Christina Zimmerman
1538 Wilshire Drive, N.E.
Rochester, MN 55906
Dear Ms. Zimmerman:
Thank you for your recent letter regarding President
Clinton's Forest Management Plan. It was good to hear from you.
The President, the Vice President and I are committed to the
preservation of the environment in a way that leads to strong and
sustainable economic growth. We believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of three working groups established
at the Forest Conference. This Administration believes that the
Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally responsible and
will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan also includes a
new economic assistance program that helps local workers,
businesses and communities in strengthening the region's economy
by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
I certainly appreciate learning your views about this very
important matter. We continue to seek a Forest Plan that is
scientifically-sound and legally responsible and will provide a
sustainable harvest, and we are currently soliciting advice and
comments on possible improvements to the proposed plan.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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Cristina Zimmerman
1538 Wilshire Dr. N.E.
Rochester, MN 55906
Ms. Katite Helliney
Director office of Envirenmeete Policy
Room 360. Old Executive Office
Washington DC 20501
Oct. 25th. 199,
Dear Ms. Healintv:
I am deeply concerned about the future of our ancient forests. Do they have a
future? Will they remain our "ancient" forests to be enjoyed for all future
generations? There is a strong connection between our past and our future in
history, world affairs, and the environment. It is alarming that only 10
percent of our ancient forests remain today. We cannot continue to destroy
our past.
I urge you to work on a revisionary plan to Option Nine. The final plan
should provide for the elimination of all logging in the ancient forest
reserves. We must leave the natural and essential elements of ancient forest
ecosystems intact. This includes protection for roadless areas and reduction
of experimental forestry. National forests belong to all the people and
should not be subject to the lobbying of local residents.
Fisheries, fish habitats and all species associated with the ancient forests
need our protection. The Scientific Advisory Team report outlines streamside
buffer zones to protect fish and water quality.
Thank you for your attention and support of this issue.
Sincerely,
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 8, 1993
Ms. DeAnn Zwight
1630 Fairfax
Denver, CO 80220
Dear Ms. Zwight:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
the position of Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. It was good to
hear from you.
As you know, the preservation of our environment in a way
that leads to strong and sustainable economic growth continues to
be one of this Administration's highest priorities. I certainly
appreciate learning your views about appointments to the position
of Forest Service Chief. Rest assured that we will continue in
our efforts to promote environmentally sound natural resource
management practices.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
DeAnn Zwight
1630 Fairfax
Denver, CO 80220
Ms. Katy McGinty
Office of the Environment
Old Executive Office Building
Washington DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I am a 14 year Forest Service employee, and I am writing to express my concerns
about possible political appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service. I
understand that the Forest Service is the last major government agency that is
headed by an agency employee. For Forest Service employees, this is a matter
of great pride. We may not always agree with our supervisors, including the
Chief, but we do support and respect the professionalism under which our agency
is run.
A political appointee would be a devastating demoralizer for us. It seems
making an honest effort to work with Congress and with our president means that
the next elected official that comes along feels we're tarred by the previous
administration's brush. We are trying hard to work with the current
administration, but suspicion and mistrust appears to be ongoing. Some of us,
including myself, wholeheartedly voted for President Clinton. However, if we
support Clinton, which as an agency we are bound to do--he is our boss-and the
next administration is republican, does that mean that we will all be replaced
in 3 years?! I hope not!
I urge you to support a Forest Service employee for the Chief position. We
have many qualified applicants. Do not mess with a proud tradition for
temporary gain. You can gain with one of us.
DEANN ZWIGHT
September 23, 1993
Mr. Mel Zell
Secretary, Salmon Unlimited
P.O. Box 1262
San Rafael, CA 94902
Dear Mr. Zell:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
the appointment of Bill Kier to Assistant Administrator in the
National Marine Fisheries Service.
As you know, I share President Clinton's and Vice President
Gore's commitment to the preservation of our environment. I
appreciate learning of your support of Mr. Kier for this
position. I have notified Secretary Brown of your concerns.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/jac
To Increase the Salmon Resource of California
SALMON
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MEL ZELL
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59 ROCCA DRIVE
P.O. BOX 1262
PETALUMA, CA 94952
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94902
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(707) 763-1281
(415) 454-8498
DON BRADLEY
Chairman of the Board
July 19, 1993
Ms. Kathleen McGinty, Director
Office of Environmental Policy
OEOB, Room 358
The White House
Washington D.C.
Dear Ms. McGinty:
I am writing on behalf of Salmon Unlimited to express a strong
support for Mr. Bill Kier for the position of Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Members of Salmon Unlimited have known Mr. Kier
throughout his career as an advocate for the conservation and wise
use of our natural resources, especially as they relate to fish.
Salmon Unlimited is a California based organization concerned with
the conservation, restoration and wise use of salmon and steelhead
trout resources. As such, we are concerned over the management
and, especially the stewardship afforded these resources by
society. We believe that they, the fish, have been short changed
by the past and present NMFS administration.
A major Federal player in the role of salmonid management should be
the National Marine Fisheries Service. They should play a
significant overall role in the conservation and management of
these resources and their habitats. Unfortunately, because of past
leadership, they haven't. The inability of the National Marine
Fisheries Service to respond to resource needs has contributed to
the virtual coastwide shutdown of our ocean salmon fishery. We
believe that Mr. Kier, of all the candidates for this position, can
provide the leadership and the necessary changes which are required
to address these pressing national issues.
Sincerely yours,
Mel Ball Zell
Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 2, 1993
Ms. Nina G. Zolten
1235 Appleton #4
Long Beach, CA 90802
Dear Ms. Zolten:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about
the problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
President Clinton and I are committed to the preservation of
the environment in a way that leads to strong and sustainable
economic growth. The President and I believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest. After the conference,
three working groups were established to work on developing a
Forest Management Plan. These working groups included a team
working on ecosystem management assessment, a team focusing on
labor and community assistance, and a team working to improve the
relationships among federal and state agencies in the region and
to eliminate impediments that block coordinated action.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of the three working groups. I
believe that the Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally
responsible and will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan
also includes a new economic assistance program that helps local
workers, businesses and communities in strengthening the region's
economy by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
Nina G. Zolten
1235 Appleton #4
Long Beach, CA 90802
July 28, 1993
Ms. Katie McGinty, Deputy Assistant
Office of Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Bldg., Rm. 360
Washington DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty;
Please count me in as a supporter of complete protection of all remaining ancient forest in the
Pacific Northwest. I appreciate President Clinton's efforts to compromise on the timber
industry regulations, but feel strongly that the fraction of trees left should be protected.
As a subscriber to National Geographic, I was happy to read in a recent article that a few ex-
loggers in the Pacific Northwest are organizing related businesses to work together to enhance
the quality of the environment with the goal of increasing their chances for a prosperous
future (let me know if you need the exact article name and date). They are trying to create
co-operation between the timber, fishing, and water related industries because they are
learning how these impact each other. This enlightenment of the local workforce is
encouraging and should be nurtured. Why it isn't obvious to the average person that
continuation of current logging practices will result in depletion of the resources and no jobs,
is something I don't understand.
In my opinion, the environment is our country's and the world's top priority. Collapse of
environmental quality will result in collapse of economic quality. A healthy economy is
dependent on sustainable and renewable industrial policies. The failure of the logging and
salmon businesses are an example of this process and removal of the last portions of ancient
forests will yield no practical benefits.
Very truly yours,
nina G zett
Nina G. Zolten
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1993
Mr. Peter Z. Zadis
115-64 220Street
Queens, NY 11411
Dear Mr. Zadis:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your concerns about
the problems facing the Pacific Northwest.
President Clinton and I are committed to the preservation of
the environment in a way that leads to strong and sustainable
economic growth. The President and I believe that the Forest
Conference was a significant step toward the resolution of the
problems facing the Pacific Northwest. After the conference,
three working groups were established to work on developing a
Forest Management Plan. These working groups included a team
working on ecosystem management assessment, a team focusing on
labor and community assistance, and a team working to improve the
relationships among federal and state agencies in the region and
to eliminate impediments that block coordinated action.
As you know, President Clinton recently announced his Forest
Plan for a Sustainable Economy and a Sustainable Environment,
based on the analytical work of the three working groups. I
believe that the Forest Plan is scientifically-sound and legally
responsible and will provide a sustainable harvest. This plan
also includes a new economic assistance program that helps local
workers, businesses and communities in strengthening the region's
economy by creating family-wage jobs, offering new economic
opportunities, and ensuring the region's long-term economic
health.
Again, thank you for sharing your concerns with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
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Queens, N.T.
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9/10/93
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action to protect. our American Anciet Forests.
However Option 9, the proposed plan has serious
shortfalls. I have recently written to Jumes Lyon
of the USDA and to the Forest Services
Interagency SEIS Team requarding changes.
in Option 9, that would ewsure the presenvation
of the old growth firest ecosystem.
Please advise the President that as
an American citizen I demand the
creation of a real and permanent
ancient forest reserve system with NO
salvage logging, road building or thinning !
A better plan would ban all raw log exports.
I would urge reduced logging in the
forests outside the reserves with the
goal of sustainable lossing levels. I would
urge greater protection of the eastside forests
and the forests of the Sierra. I would also
urge greater protection ot all forest ecosystems
and watersheds. The Preservation of the
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 20, 1993
The Honorable William H. Zeliff, Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Zeliff:
Thank you for your letter and the copy of the final report
of your New Hampshire Superfund Task Force. It was good to hear
from you.
I share President Clinton's commitment to the preservation
of our environment in a way that leads to strong and sustainable
economic growth. In his first State of the Union address, the
President reaffirmed his goal to increase the efficiency of toxic
waste cleanup, as well as to decrease the numerous liability
lawsuits facing Superfund sites.
As you may know, on June 23, 1993 the Environmental
Protection Agency released a package of administrative actions to
improve the Superfund program. This document did not include any
initiatives to limit the liability of municipalities with regard
to cleanup costs. In order to examine long-term improvements of
Superfund, EPA Administrator Browner established the National
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
(NACEPT). This body will evaluate the current performance of the
Superfund program, identify administrative and legislative
options to improve the program, and assess the advantages and
disadvantages of these options. Administrator Browner requested
that the NACEPT explore possible policy options with regard to
municipal liability in the Superfund program. NACEPT is expected
to report to Administrator Browner in October.
I certainly appreciate learning about your work on issues
related to Superfund reform, and specifically about your New
Hampshire Superfund Task Force. This Administration is committed
to making the Superfund program more efficient and more
effective. Rest assured that we will continue in our efforts in
this regard. I have passed along a copy of your report to Mr.
Keith Laughlin of my staff. Please feel free to have your staff
contact Mr. Laughlin to discuss this very important matter.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. I look
forward to the possibility of working together in the future.
Jablen
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Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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Dear Director McGinty:
I am pleased to forward the final version of my New Hampshire
Superfund Task Force report to you.
My intent is to draft legislation based on the findings of the
Task Force. I sincerely believe that everyone involved in this
debate will agree that Superfund needs reform to enable us to meet
our responsibility to protect and preserve our economy as well as
our environment. I think the recommendations in this report,
reflecting the thoughts of New Hampshire citizens from all
backgrounds including business, environmental, and law, and the
counsel of state and federal officials, are logical, responsible
and sincerely designed to make Superfund a better, more efficient,
more responsible statute.
I look forward to hearing your reactions and working with you
on this important piece of legislation. My Legislative Assistant
in Washington handling our Superfund work is Taylor Caswell, and he
can be reached at (202) 225-5456.
Sincerely,
Bill Zelig
William H. Zeliff Jr.
Member of Congress
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