ENVIRONMENTALISTS QUASH PRIVATE CONCERNS TO PUBLICLY LAUD OBAMA

摘要

As President Obama marks his 100th-day in office, environmentalists are publicly praising his administration despite growing private concerns that the administration is not moving quickly enough to address climate change, the scope of the Clean Water Act and chemicals management, while also raising concerns about some nominees.rnSince taking office, Obama and his top administration officials have generally reiterated the president's position that he believes in reasonable regulations. "In some cases what we do is we balance the need for economic growth, but we do it in a sustainable way. There doesn't have to be a contradiction between jobs and the environment, we just have to be thinking a little smarter," Obama told a town hall meeting in Arnold, MO, April 29.