Dirk Kempthorne: “I appreciate that. Is it true that utilities currently store spent nuclear fuel in temporary--I underscore…”

My commitment to you is that, if confirmed, I will work to see that the decisions of the Service are based on science, not politics.

I agree. They object to the scope of the proposed EFH program and are concerned that it will subject activities, including land development, agriculture, water supply, forestry, and mining, to the jurisdiction of the Fishery Management…

They are, as Wallace Stegner famously said, America's best idea.

As envisioned by NMFS, essential fish habitat covers much of the coastal, marine, and estuarine waters of the United States, and it includes some inland habitat for anadromous species. The broad definition of ``essential fish habitat''…