George H. W. Bush

==== Environment ====
In June 1989, the Bush administration proposed a bill to amend the [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]]. Working with Senate Majority Leader [[George J. Mitchell]], the administration won passage of the amendments over the opposition of business-aligned members of Congress who feared the impact of tougher regulations.{{sfn|Greene|2015|pp=92–94}} The legislation sought to curb [[acid rain]] and smog by requiring decreased emissions of chemicals such as [[sulfur dioxide]],<ref name="cleanair1">{{cite news|title=Bush Signs Major Revision of Anti-Pollution Law|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/16/us/bush-signs-major-revision-of-anti-pollution-law.html|access-date=August 25, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 16, 1990}}</ref> and was the first major update to the Clean Air Act since 1977.<ref name="pshabecoff1">{{cite news|last1=Shabecoff|first1=Philip|title=Senators Approve Clean Air Measure By a Vote of 89-11|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/04/us/senators-approve-clean-air-measure-by-a-vote-of-89-11.html|access-date=August 25, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 4, 1990}}</ref> Bush also signed the [[Oil Pollution Act of 1990]] in response to the [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill]]. However, the [[League of Conservation Voters]] criticized some of Bush's other environmental actions, including his opposition to stricter auto-mileage standards.<ref name="ebrown1">{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Elizabeth|title=Conservation League Gives Bush 'D' on Environment|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1991/0319/19071.html|access-date=August 25, 2016|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|date=March 19, 1991}}</ref>