The Bush Administration's Environmental Philosophy Key Bush Environmental Accomplishments

whitehouse.gov, May 24, 2005

The focus is on results - making our air, water, and land cleaner.  We need to employ the best science and data to inform our decision-making. Our policies should encourage innovation and the development of new, cleaner technologies.
We should continue to build on America's ethic of stewardship and personal responsibility through education and volunteer opportunities, and in our daily lives.  Opportunities for environmental improvements are not limited to Federal Government actions - States, tribes, local communities, and individuals must be included. Building on Our Great Environmental Progress

Over the last 30 years, our Nation has made great progress in providing for a better environment and improving public health. In that time, our economy grew 164 percent, population grew 39 percent, and our energy consumption increased 42 percent, yet air pollution from the six major pollutants decreased by 48 percent. In 2002, state data reported to EPA showed that approximately 251 million people (or 94 percent of the total population) were served by community water systems that met all health-based standards. This number is up from 79 percent in 1993.The President is committed to delivering even greater progress.  Cleaning and Redeveloping Hazardous Waste Sites

Brownfields Program  Fulfilling a commitment he made when he ran for President, President Bush signed historic bipartisan brownfields legislation in 2002, accelerating the cleanup of brownfields to better protect public health, create jobs, and revitalize communities.