Oil Drilling Allowed Near Utah National Parks

The Bush administration allows oil drilling near two popular Utah national parks. Officials say impact is minimal but scientists say recovery could take decades.

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February 8, 2002, 1:00 PM PST

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

"As part of the president's energy plan to expand development on federal lands, 50,000-pound trucks have been pounding the ground between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, searching for oil with seismic measuring instruments. At the same time, oil companies have bought leases to drill on federal land outside Canyonlands park.Administration officials say visitors to the parks will barely notice the changes to the land, while national park scientists say the land could take decades to recover from the shock waves of the industrial hammerings."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Bush Administration Allows Oil Drilling Near Utah Parks

Friday, February 8, 2002 in The New York Times

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