U.S. Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva has released a report on the failure of the Bush Administration to protect our public lands.

This 23 page report highlights the Bush Administration’s assaults on the environment, management failures such as forcing out dedicated career employees, woefully inadequate budgets, undermining environmental laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and their consistent pandering to corporate interests.

The report also examines Secretary Chertoff’s decision to pursue a waiver of all laws, including environmental protections, under the REAL ID Act of 2005 for continued and future border fence construction along the U.S./Mexico border region.