Paraphrasing activity

Source: An environmental blog, Stop extinction Blog. "High Hopes for Endangered Species"

Source says: Immediately upon taking office, Obama stopped any Bush rules, not yet finalized, from going forward... Unfortunately, it is too late for one of the worst rules issued by the Bush administration--removing mandatory oversight of the Fish and Wildlife Service biologists on federal projects to ensure that they don't harm endangered species.However, Obama's Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar promises to review this midnight regulation.



Mine: However, as Obama took office January 20, 2009, he stopped any laws that had not yet been finalized, saving the ESA. Though some laws, such as the one granting power to politicians over biologists had already been finalized, the new Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, has said he will review this legislation (Huta).