BushCo's War Against Science: Special Grazing Edition
Salon's War Room reports on a news article from the LATimes about a recent Bureau of Land Management ruling that made it easier to graze cattle on public lands. And, as usual, BushCo ignores the "sound science" that its own government scientists come up with to make policy that favors big business:

Two B.L.M. scientists -- a biologist and a hydrologist, both of whom recently retired from the bureau -- predicted that easing limits on cattle-grazing would hurt wildlife and water quality. But their objections were edited out of a B.L.M. report. Who needs to trouble with dissent when you can just delete it? [...] (Erick Campbell, a former B.L.M. state biologist in Nevada) retired recently after 30 years at the agency. Here's more on how he was thanked for his years of service: "The original draft of the environmental analysis warned that the new rules would have a 'significant adverse impact' on wildlife, but that phrase was removed. The bureau now concludes that the grazing regulations are 'beneficial to animals,'" the Times reported. "Eliminated from the final draft was another conclusion that read: 'The Proposed Action will have a slow, long-term adverse impact on wildlife and biological diversity in general.' Also removed was language saying how a number of the rule changes could adversely affect endangered species."