Environment Group to Endorse Bradley

In a blow to his cherished reputation as a champion of the environment, Vice President Al Gore has lost the endorsement of the Washington, D.C.-based Friends of the Earth’s political arm to his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey. The Friends of the Earth political action committee will announce its endorsement of Bradley at a news conference today, signaling what it calls “both disillusionment with Gore’s environmental performance over the past seven years and recognition of Bradley’s superior environmental credentials.”