41.   Adopted by Congress a quarter-century ago, the Clean Water Act gave citizens broad powers to enforce environmental laws through private lawsuits.

42.   After law school graduation, she expected to work in environmental law.

43.   Brooks is also as committed as Dole to weakening federal environmental laws.

44.   Bush said on Friday that gasoline prices were high because refineries, which administration officials said had been hobbled by environmental laws, could not increase output.

45.   Budget appropriations are being wielded by Congress as weapons to weaken environmental laws and the agency that enforces them, environmentalists and congressional supporters said Tuesday.

46.   But Clinton also opposed Republican congressional efforts to roll back environmental laws.

47.   But environmental law is a highly specialized field, and it has proved difficult to match lawyers who are well-versed in its intricacies with the communities that need them.

48.   But for Bush, opposition to environmental laws appears to be a rare matter of ideological conviction.

49.   But he has avoided states like New York, where, he says, environmental laws discourage brownfield use.

50.   But courting the business leaders may not be enough to stave off a run at the act, which is considered the most powerful environmental law on the books.