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States Sue To Reinstate Roadless Forests Rules

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
3 September 2005 - 9:00am

Lawsuit by California, Oregon, and New Mexico seeks to reinstate Clinton-era roadless forests rules reversed by the Bush administration.

"The state lawsuit is a blow to the Bush administration, which had billed its approach as friendly to the states. In place of the Clinton safeguards, Bush officials want governors to submit individual petitions within 18 months specifying which lands in their states should be protected."

Full Story: Suit challenges roadless repeal
Source: The Oregonian, August 31, 2005
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