Associated Press, 11/30/99

CONCORD, N.H. -- Hoping to inject environmental issues into the political debate, the Sierra Club plans a series of advertisements taking aim at GOP front-runner George W. Bush's record in Texas. The Washington-based environmental group will begin spending tens of thousands of dollars today to blanket New Hampshire's television and radio news outlets with advertisements critical of the Texas governor's record on air pollution. The group hopes its ads will inspire Bush's opponents to raise the issue during a debate in Manchester on Thursday. (AP)