Bob Deans "Reckless: The Political Assault on the American Environment"

Start: 09/23/2012 5:00 pm

Republicans regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 at a time of unprecedented global challenge and change. Instead of devoting the next year to embracing opportunity amid turmoil, though, the lawmakers waged the worst legislative assault in history against the commonsense safeguards we all depend on to protect our environment and health. In a single calendar year, the Republican-led House voted nearly 200 times to weaken, block, or delay needed measures that defend our air, water, wildlife, and lands. This book tells the story of that misguided campaign, how it put our nation at risk, and where we need to go from here, for the sake of Americans everywhere, for the sake of our children's future.

Bob Deans joined the NRDC Action Fund after spending nearly three decades as a newspaper reporter, including a stint as Chief Asia Correspondent for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution and other Cox newspapers. A former president of the White House Correspondents' Association, Deans is author of the 2007 book The River Where American Began: A Journey Along the James. He is the co-author of the 2009 book, Clean Energy Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change, and the 2010 book, In Deep Water: The Anatomy of a Disaster, the Fate of the Gulf, and Ending our Oil Addiction. A native of Richmond, Va., Deans lives in Bethesda, Md., with his wife and their three children. He responds to questions about his newest book below.