Fromt The New York Times...
"Gale A. Norton, who as interior secretary has been a key player in the Bush administration's efforts to exploit natural resources on federal lands and a focal point of dissatisfaction by environmentalists, announced today that she was resigning, effective at the end of the month. She said that she had accomplished much of what she had intended to do, and hinted at fatigue.
Ms. Norton has been on the job for five years, and was at the nexus of many controversies, including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other sensitive areas, administration of the Endangered Species Act, handling of trust money for Indian tribes, and collection of royalties due the government for natural gas drilling on public lands.
During her tenure, snowmobiles returned to Yellowstone National Park, and extensive areas were opened up for drilling and logging, but the Arctic refuge was not. She has also presided over the department as it became enmeshed in a Washington corruption scandal involving the lobbyist Jack Abramoff. ..."
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