Bush's Environmental Legacy

In 2007 GW Bush established the world' largest marine protected area in north-western Hawaii-- the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. It took some 5 years and is, by any metric, a great environmental accomplishment.

This area is home to 7,000 species including the monk seal, giant sea turtle and spinner dolphins.

In the final days of the administration, work is underway to protect an additional 750,000 square miles of American-administered regions in the Pacific including the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and the Line Islands.