Dirty money equals dirty air, dirty water and more attacks on our wildlands.
Anti-environmental forces, from the timber industry to the chemical manufacturers, give a lot of money to political parties. And they expect a return on their investment. These vast sums of money are supposed to only help candidates for local and state offices, but in practice, they are used in issue ads that all but directly advocate the election or defeat of federal candidates. This year our fight will be to keep it from being killed by attempts to pass bad amendments. The turnover in the Senate in the 2000 election bodes well for passage of campaign reform.