Secretary Babbitt said he was unaware of the lobbyist's prolific contacts.

Secretary Babbitt has said that if Congress does not adopt the compromise he will put his original proposals into effect through regulations.

Last week Secretary Babbitt gave up on the grazing fee increase.

Now Secretary Babbitt has some heavy explaining to do.

And I felt the same way in the end about Secretary Babbitt.

Earlier in the week, we thought Secretary Babbitt had the best choice.

Early in his tenure, Secretary Babbitt endorsed the holistic strategy based on an ecosystem approach.

In the end, as Secretary Babbitt warns, economics could wind up driving a debate that perhaps should be about something far deeper.

Secretary Babbitt, who has been here before, must now try to do by executive order what he could not do legislatively.

To Secretary Babbitt: Thank you for staying focused on putting your ideas into action.