White House Politics and the Environment: Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush

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Index Abraham, Spencer, 201, 213 acid rain: and Bush 41, 166, 169, 230; and Carter, 97, 225; and Reagan, 174, 178, 183, 185, 187, 234 Adams, Sherman, 131–32, 135 administrative actions: of Bush 41, 11, 111, 164–66, 229–30; of Bush 43, 199–203, 233–34; of Carter, 94–96, 222–23; of Clinton, 2, 110–13, 166, 223; definition of, 9; of Eisenhower, 131–36, 228–29; of Ford, 149–52, 229; of LBJ, 61–62, 222; of JFK, 52–54, 221–22; of Nixon, 9, 76–80, 173, 222; of Reagan, 9, 180–84, 233; of FDR, 33–35, 221; of TR, 19–20; of Truman , 40–41, 123, 221 Agua Fria National Monument, 112–13 air pollution, 40, 58, 59, 69, 130 Air Pollution Control Act, 129, 130, 227 Aitken, Jonathan, 67, 69 Alaska: land use in, 94–95, 134; oil production in, 76, 80, 141; oil spills, 161–62; preservation in, 87, 154, 220. See also Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska Lands Act, 89, 93, 220 Albright, Madeleine, 237 Aldrich, Nelson, 19 Allen, Scott, 115 Alliance for America, 104 Ambrose, Stephen, 79 Anaconda Copper Company, 132 Anderson, Clinton P., 41, 212 Andresen, Steinar, 137 Andrus, Cecil: as interior secretary, 10, 99, 213; and legacy of public lands, 94–95, 211, 222–23, 235; opposing Reagan administration, 175, 183 Antarctica, 137 Antarctic Treaty, 137, 138 Antiquities Act of 1906, 18, 105, 109, 112 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Bush 41 and oil drilling in, 161, 163; Bush 43 and oil drilling in, 189, 190, 191, 202, 208, 231, 232; and Carter, 94–95, 223; opposition to drilling in, 194, 198; petroleum development in, 104 Arnold, Ron, 103–4 Ashcroft, John, 201, 234 Atomic Energy Commission, 61 Audubon Society, 1, 102 Australia, agreement with, 98 Babbitt, Bruce: and ecosystem approach, 103, 105; as interior secretary, 10, 110, 175, 213, 223; protecting environment, 211, 218 balance of interests: and Clinton, 102; and Ford, 139–42; and FDR, 33, 43 Barber, James David, 7 beautification program, 56–57, 58, 59, 64, 222 Benson, Ezra Taft, 132, 134–35, 138, 212, 235 Bergland, Robert, 213 Berry, Phillip S., 149–50 biodiversity: and Bush 41, 159, 166, 167–68; and Carter, 89, 97; and Clinton, 113, 225 Biondi, Rich, 189 birds, 16, 35, 97, 152 Birkland, Thomas, 162 Blair, Tony, 208 Block, John, 182 Blue Ribbon Coalition, 104 Boskin, Michael, 165 Brannan, Charles F., 41, 212 Browner, Carol, 11, 110, 211, 213, 223, 236 Bryner, Gary, 180 Buckheit, Bruce, 189 292 index Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 41, 132, 147, 221 Bureau of Mines, 132 Burford, Anne Gorsuch: and anti-environmental action, 182–83, 187, 211, 235; as EPA administrator, 177, 213, 233 Bush, George H. W. (Bush 41): administrative actions of, 11, 111, 164–66, 229–30; as conservationist, 155–56; environmental diplomacy of, 114, 159–60, 166–68, 230–31; legacy of, 168–70, 211, 213, 226; legislative leadership of, 12, 160–64, 187, 214, 228; political communication of, 158–60, 227; as vice-president , 155, 160, 170, 175, 181 Bush, George W. (Bush 43): administrative actions of, 199–203, 233–34; and Arctic wildlife refuge, 95; campaign of, 5, 207; environmental diplomacy of, 11, 116, 203–6, 234–35; environmental policy of, 192–93, 211; legacy of, 206–9, 211, 213, 214, 231, 235, 236–37; legislative leadership of, 197–99, 232–33; political communication of, 193–96, 232; and wise use movement, 104 Butz, Earl, 79, 151, 212, 213 Byrd, Robert, 163 Cabral, Michael, 137 Caldeira, Ken, 237 Calderón, Felipe, 239 California, 192, 237–38, 239 California Coastal National Monument, 113 California Desert Protection Act, 107, 220 Canada: and Bush 41, 159, 166, 169, 230; and Carter, 97, 225; and other agreements , 152, 239; and Reagan, 174, 178, 185, 187, 234; and FDR, 35, 223; and water agreements, 39, 42, 45, 73, 224 Cannon, Lou, 181, 186 Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 24 Canyonlands National Park, 51 Cape Cod National Seashore Park, 51 Carlsbad Caverns National Park, 24 Carson, Rachel, 2, 14, 46–47, 59–60, 138 Carter, James Earl (Jimmy): administrative actions of, 94–96, 146, 222–23; and energy crisis, 87–89, 91–93; and energy policies, 91, 99; environmental diplomacy of, 96–98, 225; legacy of, 7, 98–100, 213, 214, 216, 235; legislative leadership of, 84, 89–94, 162, 220; and the media, 84–85; political communication of, 86–89, 210–11, 217–18 Center for Defense of Free...