It was Mr. Clinton who signed the order earlier this year granting increased protection to 250,000 acres of federal land in Oregon and Washington State.
The Superfund program begins, granting increased authority and funding to federal agencies for cleaning up pollution and contamination.
Israeli officials have suggested that Mr. Barak is considering granting increased autonomy to Palestinians in East Jerusalem -- specifically, more control of public services.
As Obama's attorney general, Eric Holder issued a 2010 memo granting increased discretion for US attorneys.
The President, who has also expressed concern about mass incarceration, has been steadily granting increasing numbers of petitions for clemency in his second term in office.
The State Board of Public Utilities on Wednesday granted increases for the New Jersey-American WatElizabethtownlizabethtoWaterter and Mount Holly Water.
While the department has granted increases in some high-risk specialties, it has not allowed a general increase in malpractice coverage in several years.
The new Medicare agency could grant increases up to a maximum matching the growth of premiums in the private insurance market.
If the sharp rise in wholesale natural gas prices throughout the country continues, the three companies that were granted increases will be allowed to raise their charges by an extra 2percentt each month from December to April.
It was an element of a broad push in Europe and America alike to grant increasing legal protections to animals.
