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Council on Environmental Quality
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Kathleen (Katie) McGinty
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 12, 1994
Hollis Fenn
786 Prospect Street
Florence, AL 35630
Dear Hollis:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your thoughts about
chip mills located in the Tennessee River Valley. It was good
hearing from you.
As you know, I share President Clinton's and Vice President
Gore's commitment to the preservation of our environment. I
understand your concerns about the potential environmental
impacts of chip mills on the adjacent rivers, as well as the
impacts of timber harvesting in regions surrounding the mills. I
have notified the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency and the Acting Assistant Secretary of Civil Works of your
thoughts in this matter. I am sure that your concerns will be
given every consideration.
Again, thank you for sharing your views with me.
Sincerely,
McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
the IKA sentone comple of tree-free paper
INTERNATIONAL KENAP ASSOCIATION
101 Depot Street-P\O. Box 7
Ladonia, Texas 75449
Phone 903/367-X216
FAX
903/367-7060
786 prospect st
Florences al 35630
Jan 5,1994
Dear Das ms sinty
Irose offers who live along the Jennessee Rever are
deeply concerne d about clean water - there are
multiple etreats to it including air pollution Rellarg
trees in the watershed andpornto non poent
pollution pouring into it We expect gaver
governmental agencies to operate in a manuer
to protect this environment.
The l. s.army Corps of Engineers has recently stated
a policy that they will no longer consider endirect
impacts when essing a license license to clear cart
an to alter loading facilities. TVA,EPA, Jesha wildlife
and environmental groups have all taken a strong
standagainst lte Corp.
one J. Edward to Dickey abot. Se, y the army cevil worls as
serator Heflins office gave me the nameg Dr.
that contact. cls this the right person for ? told him
d thought the corps policy reolated the d
Environmental Policy act. N hatdo you think? can
you us solve this problem? 1.
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in forests alabama. smokies and Blue Redge beautiful the it
the in the chip mells are a threat to our
journal about the effects of air pollution amicus on chase
This paper is made from 100% KENAF fibers, farm grown and manufactured in the U.S.A.
(ovex
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trees, d am exclosing acopy of my letter-ti-lthe
iditor about this. d continue to be amazed at the
people (Reveral in Congress) whowant te weeken the
clean an act- - what do they plan to breathe? d question
president clintons rather modestplan to reduce
emissions - we must move away from the carbon-
based energy- qcourse much depend an congress
and
Please do what you can - chip mells is an
issue we can do something about - note the Konaf
paper - this is a partial answer buts the paper
industry esn't interested.
sincerely
Hollis 2.20m
HOLLIS CFENN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 7, 1994
Mr. Marty Forman
Poly-Anna Plastic Products, Inc.
6960 N. Teutonia Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53209
Dear Mr. Forman:
Thank you for contacting my office regarding your continuing
thoughts about the Executive Order on Recycled Goods, as well as
your efforts at Poly-Anna Plastic Products, Inc. It was good to
hear from you again, and I apologize for the delay in responding.
I certainly appreciate the copy you enclosed of your Keynote
address at the Nebraska State Recycling Association Convention,
and learning about your work to encourage the use of recycled
plastics. I share your enthusiasm for future progress in this
very important arena.
Again, thank you for letting me hear from you.
Sincerely,
Latie May
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
POLY-ANNA
PLASTIC
PRODUCTS, INC.
Office:
Plant:
6960 N. Teutonia Avenue
4711 N. 32nd Street
Milwaukee. WI 53209
Milwaukee. WI 53209
(414) 351-5990
(414) 447-6767
Fax: (414) 351-3443
MEMORANDUM
November 17, 1993
TO: Katie McGinty
FROM: Marty Forman
I know-I know! You guys are buried under things to do and everybody
wants his/her own stuff done right this minute. And I know that you just
finished a truly big project on recycled content paper. But-and it is a very
big BUT-plastic is still the big object blocking the road to recycling.
I'm enclosing my latest blast at the plastic industry opposition to recycling
that was the Keynote address at last month's Nebraska State Recycling
Association Convention. It's an improved version of what I said the month
before at Oregon's annual convention. Please let me know that you are
aware of what is going on with this issue and I will feel a whole lot better.
P.S. I keep complaining because I have to, but I am really grateful and proud
that the White House is a place where recycling is now an honored guest.
Regards Marty
Printed on recycled paper
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 27, 1993
Mr. Roger Featherstone
Mt. Graham Coalition
666 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20003
Dear Mr. Featherstone:
Thank you for your recent letter updating me on the current
status of the Mount Graham project. It was good to hear from you
again.
I certainly appreciate learning about your continuing
efforts to protect the environment of the Mount Graham region.
With regard to your specific concerns about possible site moves
of the Columbus telescope, I have taken the liberty of forwarding
a copy of your letter to Assistant Secretary Lyon's office at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture for review and response. I am
sure that your concerns will be given the appropriate
consideration.
Again, thank you for sharing your views with me.
Sincerely,
Kathleen McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
MT. GRAHAM COALITION
An international coalition working for cultural
and ecological preservation of 0 sacred mountain
Katie McGinty
Special Assistant to the President for the Environment
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
December 14, 1993
Dear Katie,
Thank you for your response to recent letter regarding Mount Graham.
Since our last correspondence, new developments have occurred which I feel warrant your
attention. I, and I hope most of the environmental community, appreciate the efforts that you and
the President have made to make this present administration more open to the public and more
accountable for decisions made.
I am afraid this has not been the case regarding recent actions taken by the regional office
(Region 2) of the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service and the office of the Assis-
tant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment.
As we spoke at the reception for Director Beattie of the Fish & Wildlife Service, Assistant
secretary Jim Lyons was to make any decision involving possible site moves of the Columbus
telescope slated for Mount Graham. We at the Mount Graham Coalition were very supportive of
this move given the controversial nature of the Mount Graham telescope project. I was very
eager to have a chance to brief Assistant Secretary Lyons about possible site moves. However,
the Assistant Secretary and his staff have yet set up a meeting even though we have been persis-
tent about meeting with Assistant Secretary Lyons.
Recently, when I learned that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service regional office in Albuquer-
que and the U.S. Forest Service had made a closed-door decision to do only informal consulta-
tion and secretly cut trees on Mount Graham I was understandable alarmed. Alarm was deep-
ened when I talked to an assistant to Mr. Lyons and learned that this assistant was unaware of
any action regarding the site move. I have been trying to determine how tree cutting could
happen on Mount Graham under such conditions. Yet, my calls to Assistant Secretary Lyon's
office go unanswered.
I am also most alarmed that the Regional office of the Fish & Wildlife Service would allow
the Forest Service to grant a permit for cutting to the University of Arizona without consulting
with the Fish & Wildlife office in Washington first, or consult their own lawyers. The US Fish
& Wildlife Service determined on July 9, 1993 that if a move is made to East Emerald Peak (the
Peak where cutting has occurred)formal consultation is warranted and possible. Secretary of
WASHINGTON OFFICE:
666 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE, SUITE 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
(202) 547-9009 fax: (202) 543-2980
Letter to Katie McGinty
Mount Graham Coalition
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Interior Babbitt is also on record supporting formal consultation.
The US Forest Service Regional Supervisor and his staff and the Coronado National Forest
Supervisor and his staff purposefully prevented members of the Mount Graham Coalition and the
public from taking part in any decisions regarding this site move: In fact, as cutting was taking
place on Mount graham, the Forest Service was telling the public that no cutting would take
place until next spring. Ms. McGinty, how can this cut first ask later attitude still occur in our
Federal Agencies? How can the Clinton Administration condone the total secrecy that shrouded
this decision? This was not a case in which the public did not care or was not involved early on.
We have been actively and aggressively asking for an open dialog with the office mentioned
above. Yet, at every instance, the door has been slammed in our face!
Ms. McGinty, the University of Arizona has admitted that the site they have now partially
cleared is inferior to other locations for their telescope. Figures show that the University of
Arizona does not have the necessary funding to complete the Columbus telescope either. A
myriad of new information has been uncovered which casts doubt on this project. Questions are
now being risen about the validity of the science of this project itself. The University of Arizona,
through its actions, has given the astronomical community a bad name. The actions of the Forest
Service and the Regional Fish & Wildlife Service are giving the Clinton Administration a bad
name. How can the Clinton Administration ask us to have faith in your decisions when we can
not even obtain basic information regarding places held in the public trust that we hold sacred?
Please do what you can to get to the bottom of this situation. University of Arizona had
no earthly reason to cut trees this fall except to bully their way through this. Thiskind of action
cannot be condoned.
Lwould.be mosteagertomeet with you to discuss what solutions can be found for this
situation. National leaders from within the environmental and Native American communities are
most eager to join us in any meetings as well. I look forward to your help and your response.
I've enclosed additional information to help you understand our currant situation.
Sincerely,
Roger Featherstone
Chairman of the Board,
Mount Graham Coalition, Inc.
MT. GRAHAM COALITION
An international coalition working for cultural
and ecological preservation of a sacred mountain
Chronology of recent events related to siting of the
Columbus telescope on Mt. Graham
March 1, 1993
University of Arizona requests site move to Peak 10,298
March 26, 1993
University of Arizona prepares draft study which determines that Mt. Hopkins
(south of Tucson) is better for astronomy than any site on Mt. Graham. The
study shows that East Emerald Peak is inferior to at least two other sites on Mt.
Graham.
April 14, 1993
Coronado National Forest announces that they will not accept public input into
their decision making process.
July 9, 1993
US Fish & Wildlife Service determines that Peak 10,298 and East Emerald
Peak are not precluded from Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and that
if a decision to move to either of those peaks is made that formal consultation
should occur.
August 6, 1993
FOIA request made to obtain information from the Forest Service about the
proposed site move of the Columbus telescope. To this date, the Forest Service
has not responded to this FOIA request.
April to December,
Members of the Mount Graham Coalition make numerous requests for
1993
information about site moves. All are denied. Members of the Mount Graham
Coalition make numerous requests to be kept informed of any decisions made.
All are denied.
September 2, 1993
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Jim Lyons, announces that he will be
making the decision about siting of the Columbus telescope
October, 1993
The University of Arizona spray-paints trees on Mt. Graham on several site to
prepare for cutting.
October 28, 1993
Agency officials hold secret meeting to discuss Columbus telescope site move.
November 1, 1993
The Forest Service secretly releases a Biological Assessment and Evaluation for
the site move. Contents of the Evaluation are unknown.
November 3, 1993
The Forest Service Regional Supervisor announces that the University of
Arizona has withdrawn their application for a site move to Peak 10,298.
WASHINGTON OFFICE:
666 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE, SUITE 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20003
(202) 547-9009, ext: 3245 fax: (202) 543-2980
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 27, 1994
Ms. Marilyn Frazier
P.O. Box 938
Ketchum, ID 83340
Dear Ms. Frazier:
Thank you for contacting my office regarding your thoughts
about the U.S. Air Force's proposed bombing range in Owyhee
County, Idaho. It was good to hear from you.
As you know, the protection of our nation's valuable natural
resources continues to be one of the Administration's highest
priorities. I appreciate learning your views about the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed bombing range. I have
taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter to the
Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental
Security for review of the specific issues that you raise. I am
sure that your concerns will be given the appropriate
consideration.
Again, thank you for sharing your views with me.
Sincerely,
Tether Kathleen a. A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
OH MILITARY MAN
Sure, it is only a small part of our country
Sure, not many will notice
the new bombing range in SW Idaho
the new holes in the earth
the land scared, burnt and polluted.
Will anyone notice the fear in the eyes of the big horn sheep
the anger in the hearts of hikers
the deceived Indians with burning ears
the new dollar in the pocket of the car salesman
or the smile on the face of the military man?
Did you win your war against the land,
the Indian and the buffalo?
Did you win your war in Idaho?
Did you see the hawk or the eagle fly
Did you feel the quiet
Did you see the sunrise on this land and know that God created this
beauty?
Have you heard of love
or peace
or freedom
Have you thought?
At what cost do you try to kill our state, our land
Do you have a heart
Do you have a soul
Where is your brain
Where is your conscience
Where is your knowledge?
I ask you, where is your courage to stand
Where are your morals
When will your values be true?
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Where is your courage to say Yes
Yes to the earth, Yes to your home
Yes to your mother, Yes to your God!
When can you say No to the military devils who walk in masks,
No to the war and No to the vice and murder and destruction?
To whom do we give thanks
To whom do we pray
and how do I tell my children
and how will you tell your children
when the beauty is gone.
Marilyn Frazier
Box 938
Ketchum, Idaho
January 1994