MA Endangered Species Act Is Byzantine

The costs and delays of wetlands development rules prompt Massachusetts officials to consider changes.

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May 2, 2003, 10:00 AM PDT

"Developers say the endangered species rules are unclear and administered at the whim of state bureaucrats, costing them big money as they hire consultants and specialists, and suffer through sometimes years of delay. They call the accompanying Wetlands Protection Act equally Byzantine, with extensive local modifications and a seemingly open-ended appeals process. Their complaints are getting a sympathetic hearing from Governor Mitt Romney's administration and Douglas Foy, chief of the new Office of Commonwealth Development, which includes oversight of environmental regulation."

Thanks to Anthony Flint

FULL STORY: In regulation, shades of green

Tuesday, April 29, 2003 in The Boston Globe

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