51.   But Mark Snider, a spokesman for Sen. Dirk Kempthorne, R-Idaho, argued that the bill will not affect existing environmental laws.

52.   But opponents view the move as a blatant attempt to dismantle a tough and effective U.S. environmental law solely to accommodate world trade agreements.

53.   But others muttered to one another about the threat to environmental laws passed after the first Earth Day, as some politicians in Washington have questioned their economic cost.

54.   But realizing that he was outnumbered, Krauss acquiesced and was arrested for various violations of state environmental laws.

55.   But the early pollution season this year may also be due to the cumulative effect of years of ineffective environmental laws and poor urban planning.

56.   But under political pressure from the Republican right and powerful economic interests, Clintonites have for months been shrinking from strictly enforcing environmental laws.

57.   But while President Clinton fought against the gutting of environmental laws, he offered little or no resistance on civil liberties.

58.   Chafee, a moderate Republican long active on environmental issues, said these provisions would gut the major environmental laws whose passage he has supported for decades.

59.   Chafee, as chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, has bottled up a number of pro-business changes in environmental laws that other Republicans want.

60.   Clinton said he erred last summer in signing legislation that exempted certain sales of old-growth timber from environmental laws.