Mercury from air emissions contaminates streams and lakes, threatening wildlife and human health. Rep. George Miller of California, ranking Democrat on the House Resources Committee, said Bush's revocation of several last-minute Clinton rules was done to favor large utility, mining, oil and gas companies. The administration said it suspended stricter rules for arsenic in drinking water and mining waste to gather more scientific data. Last week, Bush sent a letter to Republican senators saying he would not limit carbon dioxide emissions by electric power plants because it would force U.S. power prices higher. Bush had said during the presidential campaign he wanted to cut carbon dioxide emissions, but that the California energy shortage and the slumping U.S. economy changed his mind.
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