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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Mr. and Ms. John and Pat Rickert
441 Horizon Hills Road
Williams, OR 97544
Dear Mr. and Ms. Rickert:
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,
Lather a.M.BmS
Kathleen McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
SAVE UR ISKIYOU
President Bill Clinton J Kathleen Mc GinTy
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Clinton,
The endangered Siskiyou Forest in southwestem Oregon desper-
ately 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 contain-
ing 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. Adopt Forest Plan
Option 1 of the Spotted Owl Environmental Impact Statement, which
would create a true Ancient Forest Reserve System, protected from all
logging. Also, make no exceptions to existing environmental laws, and
stop all raw log exports.
Sincerely,
Name YaT .) John Rickent
Address 441 Harizon Hills Rd.
City, State, Zip Williams OR 97544
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Dr. Theodore Roszak
Professor of History
California State University, Hayward
790 Cragmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708
Dear Dr. Roszak:
This is to notify you that I am in receipt of your letters
dated September 13 and October 20 regarding your book The Voice
of the Earth and your role as Editor-in-Chief of the Sierra Club
Books anthology on ecopsychologicical writings. It was good to
hear from you, and I apologize for the delay in my response.
As you know, I share Vice President Gore's commitment to the
preservation of our environment in a way that leads to strong and
sustainable economic growth. I certainly appreciate learning
about your continuing efforts to increase public awareness about
today's difficult environmental challenges. I have made your
book available to my staff for their reference.
With regard to your specific request that Vice President
Gore submit a preface for your anthology, I have forwarded your
request to his office. Please contact his office directly for
further information.
Again, thank you for your interest regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Letter Kathleen A. a. McGinty Msay
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/jac
THEODORE ROSZAK
790 CRAGMONT AVENUE, BERKELEY CALIFORNIA 94708, (510) 525-4220
October 20, 1993
TO THE PERSON WHO OPENS KATHLEEN MCGINTY'S MAIL:
Imagine it is 1863
Imagine you are one of President Lincoln's hard-working staffers
Imagine you open a letter and it says:
Dear Mr President:
I would like to invite you to make a short address
dedicating a cemetery just outside Gettysburg
Imagine you do what a good staffer is supposed to do.
You say "Sorry, the President is too busy."
Would President Lincoln thank you?
This is that kind of letter. It is the third overnight letter I have sent to Ms McGinty since
September, asking her help in passing along the enclosed request to Vice President Gore:
Dear Mr Vice President:
I would like to invite you to contribute a one-page
preface to an Sierra Books anthology that will pioneer a
radical new approach to environmental policy
Would you be good enough to let me know that Ms McGinty has at least seen this request and
had the chance to think it over?
If she decides that there is no hope for this request, so be it. At least I will know the matter
was considered.
Gratefully,
Theodore Roszak
Professor of History
California State University, Hayward
'. Please place phone calls Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays or weekends before 10:00 AM California time.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD
HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA, 94542
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
(510) 881-3207
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do
September 13, 1993
Honorable Kathleen McGinty
Director of the Office of Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building, Room 360
Trey
Washington, DC 20501.
was
Dear Ms McGinty:
A few days ago I sent you the enclosed letter, together with copies of my book The Voice of
the Earth.
I'd like to update that mailing with the enclosed items:
Aarel.
A report from The Washington Post dealing with ecopsychology.
for
A letter from Dr. Noel Brown, Director of the United Nations Environment Programme in
support of our 1994 conference. I think Dr. Brown's remarks constitute a significant
endorsement for our work. I hope you will bring them to Vice President Gore's attention.
The Center for Psychology and Social Change at Harvard has just brought out a report in its
bulletin dealing with ecopsychology. I will forward that as soon as it arrives.
My hope is that you will see enough originality and promise in ecopsychology to recommend
that the Vice President join us by offering the Preface I am requesting for the Sierra Club
Books anthology.
My other hope is that all this material is finding its way to you. These days one cannot be
sure the phone, the fax, or the fedex ever get through. It would be good to have a note from
someone letting me know. Or if my previous mailing never got there, well I will try again.
With Best Wishes,
Theodore Roszak
Professor of History
California State University, Hayward
Please answer at: 790 Cragmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94708, (510) 525-4220.
ALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, HAYWARD
HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA, 94542
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
(510) 881-3207
September 4, 1993
Honorable Kathleen McGinty
Director of the Office of Environmental Policy
Old Executive Office Building, Room 360
Washington, DC 20501.
Dear Ms McGinty:
I am taking the liberty of sending you the enclosed material, including two copies of the new
paperback edition of my book The Voice of the Earth, with the hope that you will help me bring
the attached letter (and the book) to Vice-President Gore's attention.
I'm writing to you because, as you may (at least dimly) recall, you were instrumental in securing
the comment from then-Senator Gore that now adorns the cover of the paperback edition of The
Voice of the Earth.
I also enclose a recent New York Times feature on ecopsychology written by Daniel Goleman, the
psychology editor of the Times. The article is a landmark measure of how far the new discipline
of ecopsychology has come in the past year.
Of all the many environmental books that have appeared in recent years, there are only a few that
emphasize the crucial relevance of values and emotional motivation to the environmental crisis -
- what Vice-President Gore has called our "inner ecology." For the most part, love, loyalty, and
our spiritual condition are neglected factors in the discussion. Vice-President Gore's Earth in the
Balance and my book The Voice of the Earth share a concern for bringing these matters of the
heart into a practical discussion of environmental policy. I gather that is why his book and mine
are being used as assigned texts in the new ecopsychology course now being offered at Harvard.
Now HERE IS THE MAIN POINT OF THIS LETTER: In recognition of the growing importance of the
psychological approach to environmentalism, Sierra Club Books, our leading
environmental publisher, has invited me to serve as editor-in-chief of an anthology of
ecopsychological writings. This will be the first book of a psychological nature to be
issued by Sierra Club. As the enclosed letter from my editor indicates, Sierra Books hopes
this collection will meet a significant need in both psychological training courses and
environmental studies programs.
Would Vice-President Gore be willing to offer a one page (300 word) preface to this
volume?
His preface would be teamed with a second preface by Dr. James Hillman, who has strongly
endorsed the importance of bringing ecology and psychology together. The book would thus
begin with words of introduction by our leading environmental spokesman and by an
international psychiatric authority. The volume will close with a "last word" by Jeannette
Armstrong, an Okanagan Indian who attended a recent ecopsychology conference I convened.
I frankly have no. idea if it is appropriate to offer the Vice-President an honorarium for his
contribution, but the Sierra Club is willing to pay $500 for the 300 words. The Vice-
President is, of course, free to donate the fee if he wishes to an environmental organization of
his choosing. In any case, the fee is available.
The deadline for contributions to the book is (ideally) February 15 of 1994 though with
maximum flexibility in the Vice-President's case.
I hope that Vice-President Gore will see this as an opportunity to make his distinctive concerns
part of a volume that Sierra Club Books believes will have a long and influential life among
environmentalists and psychologists -- and especially among students. He is one of the few
figures in the environmental movement who has the moral, psychological, and spiritual sensitivity
-- and the literary talent -- to write the preface I am seeking. My fellow editors and myself would
be honored to have his work represented in our volume.
May I have your help in passing this request along? The enclosed letter to the Vice-President
includes some indication of the sections of Earth in the Balance that relate closely to the themes
of ecopsychology. I'm sure a word from you would help draw this intellectual exercise to his
attention.
With Best Wishes,
Theodore Roszak
Professor of History
California State University, Hayward
PLEASE REPLY AT: 790 Cragmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94708.
(510) 525-4220
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Mr. Joseph Rosier
W4360 Juddville Road
Fish Creek, WI 54212
Dear Mr. Rosier:
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,
Latten a. MGBJ
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
AVE UR ISKIYOU
Kathleen McGinty
Office of Environmental Policy
01d: Executive Office Bldg. - Rm 358
Washington, DC 20501
Dear Kathleen McGinty
The endangered Siskiyou Forest in southwestem Oregon desper-
ately 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 contain-
ing 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. Please support Forest
Plan Option 1, which would create a true Ancient Forest Reserve System,
protected from all logging. Also, please make no exceptions to exisiting
environmental laws, and stop all raw log exports.
Sincerely.
Name
Joseph Rossier
Address W4360 Juddoille Rd
City, State, Zip Fish Creek, IUIS 54212
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Ms. Maggy Rosner
W4360 Juddville Road
Fish Creek, WI 54212
Dear Ms. Rosner:
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,
Kathen a. Mabing
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
AVE UR ISKIYOU
Kathleen McGinty
Office of Environmental Policy
01d Executive Office Bldg. - Rm 358
Washington, DC 20501
Dear. Kathleen- McGinty
The endangered Siskiyou Forest in southwestem Oregon desper-
ately 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 contain-
ing 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. Please support Forest
Plan Option 1, which would create a true Ancient Forest Reserve System,
protected from all logging. Also, please make no exceptions to exisiting
environmental laws, and stop all raw log exports.
Sincerely,
Name Magory Magrotnet Losner
Address
W4360 Juddville Rd.
City, State, Zip Fish Creek We. 54212
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Ms. Mary Ann Robinson
P.O. Box 11945
Honolulu, HI 96828
Dear Ms. Robinson:
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 A. McGinty MiDas
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
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September 17, 1993
Kathleen McGinty
Director, Office of Environmental Policy
Room 350, Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty;
I am writing to urge you to support a plan for the ancient forests of
the Pacific Northwest that gives more protection to forests and wildlife and
puts fewer trees at risk of cutting and sale. Although President Clinton's
plan is definitely a step in the right direction, North America needs a plan
that establishes a real and permanent ancient forest reserve system, with
no opportunities for "salvage" logging or thinning. We also need to limit
logging to sustainable levels, set higher standards for species and
ecosystem survival, protect more of the Eastside and Sierra Nevada forests,
and eliminate log exports.
The logging industry is a vocal proponent of its own interests. Our
forests, wildlife, and future generations have no voices of their own. It is
the responsibility of the President and his administration to see that these
vital interests are protected.
Thank you for your time and consideration of my views.
Sincerely,
MARobinson
Mary Ann Robinson
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Mr. Speed Rogers
251 Purple Finch Lane
Brevard, NC 28712
Dear Mr. Rogers:
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,
Kathen a.
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
251 Purple Finch Lane
Brevard, NC 28712
October 7, 1993
Ms. Katie McGinty
Director, Office of Env. Policy
Room #360; the OEOB
Washington, DC 20501
Dear Ms. McGinty:
Please find enclosed a copy of my letter to the Interagency
SEIS Team in Oregon.
I hope you will do all you can to prevent the loss of our ir-
replacable Ancient Forests.
Thank you for your consideration of these remarks.
Sincerely
J. J. speed Speed Rogers Rogan
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Ms. Debbie Rumsey
Ms. Lynn Rumsey
726 Beach Street
Flint, MI 48502
Dear Friends:
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 A. McGinty Misas
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
726 Beach St.
Flint, MI 48502
September 24, 1993
Ms. 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 unpro-
tected 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,
Debbie X Lyne Runsey
Debbie & Lynn Rumsey
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 27, 1993
Mr. Leon P. Robert
4110 N.E. 105th
Seattle, WA 98125
Dear Mr. Robert:
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,
Jahlen Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
SAVE OUR ISKIYOU
od 4, 1993
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seattle
Dear Ms. Mc Cinty,
The endangered Siskiyou Forest in southwestem Oregon desper-
ately needs your help. This is the largest, most innact Ancient Forcst
ecosystem on the West Coast, with almost 300,000 acres of unprotected
roadless wildlands. It is a global treasure, a genetic Noah's Ark contain-
ing 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. Please support Forest
Plan Option 1, which would create a true Ancient Forest Reserve System,
protected from all logging. Also, please make no exceptions to existing
environmental laws, and stop all raw log exports.
Sincerely,
terry
Name his
Address NE are
City, State, Zip seattle W.N. 78125
Stumps Don't lie !
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1993
The Honorable Jack Reed
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Reed:
The President has asked that I respond to your letter of
August 5 regarding your concerns about federal wetlands policy
and H.R. 350, the Wetlands Reform Act. I apologize for the delay
in my response.
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to
the preservation of our natural resources in a way that leads to
strong and sustainable economic growth. This Administration
shares your concerns about the uncertainties surrounding wetlands
policies of the past.
As you know, an Interagency Working Group on Federal
Wetlands Policy was convened on June 4 to review and seek to
clarify the issues surrounding federal wetlands policy in
anticipation of the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act. It
included representatives of all federal agencies involved in, or
impacted by, the protection of wetlands. In addition, the
working group solicited a broad range of views, including those
of the Congress; state and local government; environmentalists;
developers and homebuilders; agricultural interests; and others.
The Administration policy that was announced in August is very
consistent with the policies proposed in your letter.
I look forward to working with you to ensure the effective
implementation of an ecologically sound wetlands policy during
the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Jothlen Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
KAM/avl
032356
Congress of the United States
house of Representatives
Mashington, 93 AHC 205155 00
August 5, 1993
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
We understand that you are currently in the process of
formulating an official position on federal wetlands policy. We
would like to urge you to adopt a position that is closely in
line with H.R. 350, the Wetlands Reform Act, currently
cosponsored by 80 members of Congress.
We know you are aware of the importance of preserving our
wetlands, and commend you for your support of a "no net loss" of
wetlands policy. Because Congress is moving closer to acting
legislatively on this issue, we feel that your involvement now
could have a critical impact on the outcome of this debate and
help end the polarization that has developed over this issue.
At a minimum, wetlands policy should accomplish the following:
it should stem the loss of 300,000 acres of wetlands annually; it
should streamline the permit process; it should improve wetlands
regulations so that they are uniformly applied; and it should
establish a more incentive-based approach to preserving
privately-held wetlands. We believe that H.R. 350 offers
reasonable and workable solutions that would achieve these
reforms within the framework that currently exists.
To strengthen protections for wetlands, H.R. 350 would amend the
Clean Water Act to include explicitly a provision covering the
protection of wetlands and expand the number of activities
covered under the Act to all that are harmful to wetlands. The
careful tracking of the impact of the permit program and
mitigation efforts on wetlands would also be required. Finally,
it would direct more personnel and resources to agencies that
oversee wetlands policy.
To streamline the permit process and make it more workable to
private landowners, H.R. 350 would establish a fast track to
process minor permits within a period of 60 days. Other helpful
provisions would direct the Corps to assist small landowners with
wetlands delineations, accelerate the completion of the National
Wetlands inventory maps by the Fish and Wildlife Service, and
clarify exemptions for normal and ongoing farming practices.
Many of the complaints that the system is unworkable arise from
the uneven application of wetlands regulations. We believe this
can be remedied through better training of wetlands delineators,
and through better coordination of delineation methods.
We also would like to stress the importance of scrutinizing
proposals that would seriously erode our wetlands base. We are
particularly opposed to calls for a national wetlands
classification system. Such a task would be an inefficient use
of scarce resources, and according to the Fish and Wildlife
Service, it would cost $18 billion to implement. In addition,
ratings would have to be based on very subjective criteria.
We also urge you to resist pressure to broaden the application of
the Fifth Amendment takings clause to the limitation of property
rights that results from wetlands regulations. Restrictions on
the use of wetlands property often serve to protect the health
and safety of other nearby properties. To be able to evaluate
carefully the unique facts of each case, questions on takings
must be left to the courts to be considered on a case by case
basis.
The best chance for expanding our wetlands base lies in wetlands
restoration efforts. However, it is shortsighted to look to
mitigation banking as a solution that would allow wetlands to be
destroyed for development projects by creating or contributing to
a mitigation bank elsewhere. Studies have shown that efforts to
restore or create wetlands have had mixed results, and
replacement wetlands are often unsatisfactory because they rarely
perform as many or even the same functions as the natural
wetlands they replace.
Because 74 percent of the nation's remaining wetlands are
privately owned, we must look more toward incentive-based
approaches to protecting wetlands. We urge support for the
Wetlands Reserve Program, as well as tax incentives that
encourage the donation of land to qualified conservation
organizations or that promote limiting activities on wetlands to
compatible uses.
The need to preserve our wetlands has been made especially clear
by the tragic floods now occuring in the Mississippi Valley.
Contributing to the severity of the flooding is the fact that 75%
- 90% of the wetlands in the region have been lost. In order to
resolve the debate over wetlands quickly and fairly, we urge you
to adopt the approach outlined in H.R. 350, so that both the
economic and environmental benefits of wetlands can be preserved.
Sincerely,
Don Edwards
Don Edwards, M.C.
Norman Y. Mineta, M.C.
Edward Edward J. Markey, J. Markey M. RoaddV.Dell Ronald V. Dellums, M.C.
Gase Millar
Howard L. Berman, M.C.
George Miller, M.C.
Lane Evans
James L. Cherstar
Lane Evans, M.C.
James L. Oberstar, M+C.
Major R. Owens, M.C. Georget George E Brown, Jr., Broup. M.C.
Bauree Brace F Vento, Phato M.C. Anthony C. Beilenson, Beilenser M.C.
Gary & asken
Gary L. Ackerman, M.C.
John Conyers, Jr.,
Rabbe Shap
Marty Martin Meehan, Mah M.C.
Christopher Shays, M.C.
John Jour W. Olver, W M.C. Olver Mania Rindrey Maurice D. Hinchey, M.C.
Thomas Tom H. Andrews, ndreas M.C. Jack Jack Reed, Reed M.C.
Canh Carolyn B. B. Maloney, Malay M. Sana Anna G. Eshoo, Eshoo M.C.
Pete Stark
Namey Pelosi
Pete Stark, M.C.
Nancy Pelosi, M.C.
Arthur Ravenel, M.C. Jeop George
J.
Hochbrueckner,
M.C.
Ben Cardin
Be Sad
Benjamin L. Cardin, M.C.
Bernard Sanders, M.C.
Harry Johnston, Joad M.C. Tom Thomas M. Barrett Barrett, M.C.
Wayne T.Gilchrest
Lynn Scheak
Wayne T. Gilchrest, M.C.
Lynn Schenk, M.C.
Jerrold Nadler, M.C. Ronald D. Coleman, M.C.
Beo Filmer
Couns Bob dolphus Filner, Towns, M.C. M.C. Andrew Dan Hamburg Jacobs, M.C. Jr., M.C.
Lym Lynn C. Woolsey Woolsey, M.C.
JPCWx Julian C. Dixon, M.C.
Karen Supher D
Karen Shepherd, M.C.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1993
The Honorable Arthur Ravenel
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Ravenel:
The President has asked that I respond to your letter of
August 5 regarding your concerns about federal wetlands policy
and H.R. 350, the Wetlands Reform Act. I apologize for the delay
in my response.
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are committed to
the preservation of our natural resources in a way that leads to
strong and sustainable economic growth. This Administration
shares your concerns about the uncertainties surrounding wetlands
policies of the past.
As you know, an Interagency Working Group on Federal
Wetlands Policy was convened on June 4 to review and seek to
clarify the issues surrounding federal wetlands policy in
anticipation of the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act. It
included representatives of all federal agencies involved in, or
impacted by, the protection of wetlands. In addition, the
working group solicited a broad range of views, including those
of the Congress; state and local government; environmentalists;
developers and homebuilders; agricultural interests; and others.
The Administration policy that was announced in August is very
consistent with the policies proposed in your letter.
I look forward to working with you to ensure the effective
implementation of an ecologically sound wetlands policy during
the reauthorization of the Clean Water Act.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
Sincerely
Kathleen A. McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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032356
Congress of the United States
Douse of Representatives
Mashington, 93 AHE 205155 : 00
August 5, 1993
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
We understand that you are currently in the process of
formulating an official position on federal wetlands policy. We
would like to urge you to adopt a position that is closely in
line with H.R. 350, the Wetlands Reform Act, currently
cosponsored by 80 members of Congress.
We know you are aware of the importance of preserving our
wetlands, and commend you for your support of a "no net loss" of
wetlands policy. Because Congress is moving closer to acting
legislatively on this issue, we feel that your involvement now
could have a critical impact on the outcome of this debate and
help end the polarization that has developed over this issue.
At a minimum, wetlands policy should accomplish the following:
it should stem the loss of 300,000 acres of wetlands annually; it
should streamline the permit process; it should improve wetlands
regulations so that they are uniformly applied; and it should
establish a more incentive-based approach to preserving
privately-held wetlands. We believe that H.R. 350 offers
reasonable and workable solutions that would achieve these
reforms within the framework that currently exists.
To strengthen protections for wetlands, H.R. 350 would amend the
Clean Water Act to include explicitly a provision covering the
protection of wetlands and expand the number of activities
covered under the Act to all that are harmful to wetlands. The
careful tracking of the impact of the permit program and
mitigation efforts on wetlands would also be required. Finally,
it would direct more personnel and resources to agencies that
oversee wetlands policy.
To streamline the permit process and make it more workable to
private landowners, H.R. 350 would establish a fast track to
process minor permits within a period of 60 days. Other helpful
provisions would direct the Corps to assist small landowners with
wetlands delineations, accelerate the completion of the National
Wetlands inventory maps by the Fish and Wildlife Service, and
clarify exemptions for normal and ongoing farming practices.
Many of the complaints that the system is unworkable arise from
the uneven application of wetlands regulations. We believe this
can be remedied through better training of wetlands delineators,
and through better coordination of delineation methods.
We also would like to stress the importance of scrutinizing
proposals that would seriously erode our wetlands base. We are
particularly opposed to calls for a national wetlands
classification system. Such a task would be an inefficient use
of scarce resources, and according to the Fish and Wildlife
Service, it would cost $18 billion to implement. In addition,
ratings would have to be based on very subjective criteria.
We also urge you to resist pressure to broaden the application of
the Fifth Amendment takings clause to the limitation of property
rights that results from wetlands regulations. Restrictions on
the use of wetlands property often serve to protect the health
and safety of other nearby properties. To be able to evaluate
carefully the unique facts of each case, questions on takings
must be left to the courts to be considered on a case by case
basis.
The best chance for expanding our wetlands base lies in wetlands
restoration efforts. However, it is shortsighted to look to
mitigation banking as a solution that would allow wetlands to be
destroyed for development projects by creating or contributing to
a mitigation bank elsewhere. Studies have shown that efforts to
restore or create wetlands have had mixed results, and
replacement wetlands are often unsatisfactory because they rarely
perform as many or even the same functions as the natural
wetlands they replace.
Because 74 percent of the nation's remaining wetlands are
privately owned, we must look more toward incentive-based
approaches to protecting wetlands. We urge support for the
Wetlands Reserve Program, as well as tax incentives that
encourage the donation of land to qualified conservation
organizations or that promote limiting activities on wetlands to
compatible uses.
The need to preserve our wetlands has been made especially clear
by the tragic floods now occuring in the Mississippi Valley.
Contributing to the severity of the flooding is the fact that 75%
- 90% of the wetlands in the region have been lost. In order to
resolve the debate over wetlands quickly and fairly, we urge you
to adopt the approach outlined in H.R. 350, so that both the
economic and environmental benefits of wetlands can be preserved.
Sincerely,
Don Edwards
Don Edwards, M.C.
Norman Y. Mineta, M.C.
Edward Edward J. Markey, J. Markey RoaddV.Dell Ronald V. Dellums, M.C.
M.
Gase Millar
Howard L. Berman, M.C.
George Miller, M.C.
Lane Evans
James L. Cherstar
Lane Evans, M.C.
James L. Oberstar, M.C.
Major Owens, M.C. Georgel. George E Brown, Jr., Broup. M.C.
Bauree Brace F Vento, M.C. Anthony C. Beilenson, Beilenser M.C.
Gary & adam
Gary L. Ackerman, M.C.
John Conyers, Jr.,
Shap
Marty Martin Meehan, Mah M.C.
Christopher Shays, M.C.
John John W. Olver, W M.C. Uner Manine Rindrey Maurice D. Hinchey, M.C.
Thomas lom H. Andrews, ndreas M.C. Jack Jack Reed, Reed M.C.
Canh Carolyn B. B. Maloney, Malay M.
Sana Eshoo
Ama G. Eshoo, M.C.
Pete Stark
Namey Pelosi
Pete Stark, M.C.
Nancy Pelosi, M.C.
Cullean Arthur Ravenel, M.C. Jhoy
George J. Hochbrueckner, M.C.
Ben Cardin
Be Sad
Benjamin L. Cardin, M.C.
Bernard Sanders, M.C.
Harry Johnston, John M.C. Tom Thomas M. Barrett Barrett, M.C.
Wayne T. Gilchrest
Lynn Scheak
Wayne T. Gilchrest, M.C.
Lynn Schenk, M.C.
Jerrold Nadler, M.C. Ronald D. Coleman, M.C.
Beo Filmer
Eouns Bob dolphus Filner, Towns, M.C. M.C. Andrew Dan Hamburg, Jacobs, M.C. Jr., M.C.
Lym Lynn C. Woolsey Woolsey,
JPCWx Julian C. Dixon, M.C.
Karen Shepher D
Karen Shepherd, M.C.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 21, 1993
His Excellency Donald Russell
Ambassador
Embassy of Australia
1601 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Your Excellency:
I sincerely apologize for the confusion surrounding the
President's recent announcement of the Climate Change Action
Plan.
I can understand your frustration with this situation. Rest
assured that my office did everything possible to ensure that you
were able to attend the announcement. Apparently there was a
computer malfunction which caused the loss of information of
several of our guests. I have discussed this matter with my
staff and other White House staff, and we all extend our
apologies for the confusion.
I have passed along your interest in this announcement to
the President and the Vice President, who both send their
regards.
Again, I appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any
assistance.
Sincerely,
McGinty
Director, White House Office on
Environmental Policy
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