Bush Marks Earth Day Improving Wetlands

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Thursday April 22, 2004 12:16 PM


By JOHN HEILPRIN

Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, trying to shore up his environmental record against attacks by Democratic rival John Kerry, is celebrating Earth Day by highlighting efforts to shore up wetlands at a Maine nature reserve.

Bush will talk Thursday about ``how much environmental progress the country has made since the first Earth Day 30 years ago,'' White House spokesman Trent Duffy said Wednesday. ``Our air is cleaner, our water is cleaner and our land is better protected.''

Kerry says Bush's industry-backed policies are contributing to more air and water pollution. ``In three short years, this president has put the brakes on 30 years of environmental progress,'' said Kerry, who is spending Earth Day in Houston.

Duffy said Bush will talk ``about how we're working to use innovation, technology and incentives in addition to penalties and litigation to continue with that strong environmental progress.''
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More:
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