In following posting today, Interior Publishes Final Changes to Endangered Species Act Regs, this news release: “The announcement by the Interior Department of a new rule eliminating Congress’s authority to prevent new mining on public lands escalated concerns about the Bush administration’s last ditch efforts to push through major regulatory rule changes to energy and environmental policies. From global warming to water quality to endangered species to clean air, the Bush administration is pushing harder than ever to advance its anti-environmental agenda by rescinding, changing, or issuing rules, with negative consequences for our natural resources, environment, and America’s energy policy. A panel of environmental and regulatory experts will discuss the ramifications of these last-minute rulemakings at a hearing before Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.”