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James G. Watt

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Watt proposed that 80 million acres (320,000 km) of undeveloped land in the United States all be opened for drilling and mining by 2000. The area leased to coal mining quintupled during his term as Secretary of the Interior. Watt boasted that he leased "a billion acres" (4 million km) of coastal
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His tenure as Secretary of the Interior was controversial primarily because he was perceived as hostile to environmentalism. Watt opened up nearly all of America's coastal waters to oil and gas drilling, widened access to coal on federal lands, and eased restrictions on strip-mining. His proposals to
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corrected the error, and Moyers apologized. "I never said it. Never believed it. Never even thought it," Watt later wrote of the statement. "I know no Christian who believes or preaches such error. The Bible commands conservationβ€”that we as Christians be careful stewards of the land and resources
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which aimed at increasing the area of wildlife refuges and other protected land, easing regulations of oil and mining, and recommending lease of wilderness and shore lands such as Santa Monica Bay to explore and develop oil and gas. Watt resisted accepting donation of private land to be used for
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sell off federal lands failed due to extensive opposition. In 1983, he resigned after controversially remarking that a panel reviewing his coal-leasing policies had "every kind of mixtureβ€”I have a Black. I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple."
446:, whatever it is we have to manage with a skill to leave the resources needed for future generations." One apocryphal quotation attributed to Watt is: "After the last tree is felled, Christ will come back." Glenn Scherer, writing for 1535: 502:, a friend and an endorser of President Reagan and a contributor to the Republican Party, would perform at the Independence Day celebration at the mall in 1983. During the ensuing controversy, 1079: 402:
at the time. Environmental groups accused Watt of reducing funding for environmental programs, restructuring the department to decrease federal regulatory power, wanting to eliminate the
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Christian faith when discussing his method of environmental management. Speaking before Congress, he once said, "I do not know how many future generations we can count on before the
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President Reagan (center) during a meeting with members of the President's Commission on Fiscal Accountability, including Watt (left) and David Linowes (right), in the
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waters, even though only a small portion of that area would ever be drilled. Watt once stated, "We will mine more, drill more, cut more timber." According to the
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were fans of the band. Nancy Reagan apologized for Watt. The White House staff gave Watt a plaster foot with a hole for his "having shot himself in the foot".
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said of The Beach Boys, "They're my friends, and I like their music." Watt apologized to The Beach Boys after learning that President Reagan and
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with his description of a department coal leasing panel: "I have a black, a woman, two Jews and a cripple. And we have talent."
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magazine listed ten Watt controversies on the back cover of their October 1982 issue, under the title "Watt... We Worry!"
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Within three weeks of making this statement, on October 9, 1983, he announced his resignation at deputy undersecretary
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article, also attributed the comment to Watt. After it was discovered that the alleged quotation did not exist,
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Kempthorne Wins 2007 Rubber Dodo Award : Protects Fewer Species Than Any Interior Secretary in History
231: 223: 788: 1821: 1194: 968: 2707: 320: 726: 548: 933: 218:(January 31, 1938 – May 27, 2023) was an American lawyer, lobbyist, and civil servant who served as 2822: 2621: 2432: 1888: 1756: 560: 324: 319:. In 1969, Watt was appointed the deputy assistant secretary of water and power development at the 316: 1645:"James Watt, Interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85 after spending later years in Wickenburg" 1211: 419:, Watt had the record, among those who served as Secretary of the Interior, of listing the fewest 2141: 2133: 241:
After resigning from government, Watt became a lobbyist for builders seeking contracts with the
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In early 1982, Congress voted to cite Watt in contempt due to refusing to hand over documents.
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appointee, who had not listed a single species in the 15-month period since his confirmation.
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in 1978, "obviously ... did not feel the group attracted the wrong element." Vice President
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subsequently confirmed the nomination. Greg Wetstone, the chief environment counsel at the
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Kraft, Michael E., and Norman J. Vig. "Environmental policy in the Reagan presidency."
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count of withholding documents. On March 12, 1996, he was sentenced to five years'
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and accused of making false statements before a federal grand jury investigating
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In 1957, he married Leilani Bomgardner; they had two children. Watt attended the
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Natural Resources Committee and Environmental Pollution Advisory Panel of the
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from 1981 to 1983. He was described as "anti-environmentalist" and was one of
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James G. Watt (1938 – ) American Former Secretary of the Interior Summary
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After leaving the Department of the Interior in 1983, Watt lobbied the
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and his Cabinet in 1981, including Watt (back row, sixth from the left)
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at HUD. The following year, he was sentenced to five years' probation.
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for making false statements before a federal grand jury investigating
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In 1977, Watt became the first president and chief legal officer of
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and ordered to pay a fine of $ 5,000 and perform 500 hours of
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at that time. On January 2, 1996, Watt pleaded guilty to one
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Wolf, Ron. 1981. "God, James Watt, and the Public Land".
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In 1980, President-elect Reagan nominated Watt as his
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Retrieved on May 29, 2010. 685:"A look back at Reagan's environmental record" 2149: 1822: 292:Watt's first political job was as an aide to 1160:"Watt Outlaws Rock Music on Mall for July 4" 1134:"July 4: Day of Music, Parades, Fireworks", 864:Gold, Matea; Geiger, Kim (October 8, 2010). 559:A controversy erupted after a speech to the 61:January 23, 1981 β€“ November 8, 1983 2813:University of Wyoming College of Law alumni 1741:"Going, Going...! Land sale of the century" 1704: 975: 953: 951: 949: 947: 604:Department of Housing and Urban Development 588:Department of Housing and Urban Development 2475:Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2156: 2142: 1829: 1815: 1584:Crimes Against Nature : Rolling Stone 1351:"Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site – Mad #234" 1270:by Yuddy, LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 1236:. Washington. Associated Press. p. 7. 1221: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1148: 1146: 1144: 863: 627:, Watt applauded the energy policy of the 31: 2808:United States secretaries of the interior 1838:United States Secretaries of the Interior 1623: 1621: 921:James G. Watt Summary Review and Analysis 1138:, Washington, D.C., July 3, 1982, p. 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Watt Papers, 1958–2013" 984:"Ronald Reagan: Domestic Affairs" 789:"Always Right and Ready to Fight" 709: 466:entrusted to us by the Creator." 392:Natural Resources Defense Council 2683:Ambassador to the United Nations 2633:Director of Central Intelligence 2209: 2122: 1078:Strupp, Joe (February 9, 2005). 883:Mountain States Legal Foundation 816:. Miller Center. 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Ronald Reagan
Cecil Andrus
William Clark
Lusk, Wyoming
Arizona
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Ronald Reagan administration
Ronald Reagan
cabinet
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
perjury
obstruction of justice
influence peddling
Lusk, Wyoming
University of Wyoming
bachelor's degree
juris doctor
Republican Party
Milward L. Simpson
Alan
Republican
right-leaning
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Department of the Interior

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