Pentagon Pushes For White House Order Examining Security Implications Of EPA Decisions

By Suzanne Yohannan / January 13, 2003 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- The Defense Department is pushing the White House Office of Management and Budget to approve a draft executive order aimed at ensuring that EPA and other federal agencies consider the national security implications of their decision-making, according to recently unveiled DOD briefing papers. EPA has opposed such a plan in the past. According to the briefing papers, the proposed executive order would create an interagency notification and dispute resolution process for ensuring that national security is...

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