Debate Over Forest Rules Continues

The Bush administration decision to implement Clinton-era measure to protect national forests while allowing local changes has generated varied reactions

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May 5, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The White House's decision to put in place a Clinton administration rule to protect national forests but allow changes to be made locally kindled a tense and unsettled debate today over how the rule would be carried out...Some environmentalists said it would reverse a major advance by the Clinton administration, but Western state officials and timber industry representatives said it would restore to states and communities a vital role in decision making."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Both Sides in Forest Debate Await Administration's Next Move

Saturday, May 5, 2001 in The New York Times

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