Clinton era moves to curb wetlands fast track
The Clinton administration plans to phase out Permit 26 and tighten 36 other wetlands rules. The Army Corps says expedited approvals will be limited to areas no larger than one third of an acre, with a two year phaseout of the current special procedure. Environmentalists warn thousands of acres may be lost before full reform.
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John Studt
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World Jewish Congress seeks Swiss good faith gesture
The World Jewish Congress presses Switzerland for a good faith financial gesture to aid Holocaust survivors as a Swiss Nazi accounts inquiry advances. A $250 million figure circulates in talks, with restitution routes via the World Jewish Restitution Organization.
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Senate Banking
Alfonso M. D'Amato
R- N.Y
Congress
World Jewis Restitution Organization
Swiss Bankers Association
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