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International Journal of Epidemiology 2001;30:658-660
© International Epidemiological Association 2001

Editorial

The Bush administration, the environment and public health—warnings from the first 100 days

Jonathan M Samet and Thomas A Burke

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room W6041, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. E-mail: jsamet@jhsph.edu

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As this commentary was being written, George W Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, had just entered into the second 100 days of his administration. Most readers of the International Journal of Epidemiology are likely to be familiar with the extraordinary story of the disputed US presidential election, which left Bush gaining the Presidency without having a majority of the popular vote. The campaign rhetoric was stereotyped, pitting continuation of a Democratic administration and tradition against the ‘compassionate conservatism’ that Bush promised. With regard to the public's health and the environment, the tobacco industry and global warming were among the more prominent issues, but received little emphasis nor serious discussion in the debates. Gore, a previously vigorous champion of environmental protection and global stewardship, backed away from the aggressive stance of his 1993 book, Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.1 This retreat may have . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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