Wetlands fight draws support from Interior official
Environmentalists press to shield wetlands from development as Nathaniel Reed, assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, criticizes Rep. Breauxs amendment. The plan could exempt up to 90 percent of continental wetlands from federal oversight, risking vast ecological loss and shifting protection to state rules under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
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Magna Carta Manuscript Reaches Capitol Display in June
The earliest surviving copy of the Magna Carta will be shown in Washington starting June 3 as a Bicentennial gesture. British officials say the manuscript was likely saved about 300 years ago from being scrap in a London tailor’s shop. Three later slits at the foot may have been caused by a bookbinder rather than King John’s dagger.
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