Bush To Speed Up Logging

The Bush administration announced new rues that reduce the amount of environmental impact information needed to approve logging in some areas of U.S. forests.

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December 15, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

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

"President Bush announced plans yesterday to speed up the cutting of trees and brush in national forests by curtailing environmental reviews and judicial oversight, with the aim of reducing wildfires fueled by overgrowth...The new rules will decrease, from 200 pages to perhaps only one page, the amount of environmental impact information needed to approve clear-cutting projects in some areas."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Bush Sets Rules to Speed Logging in U.S. Forests

Thursday, December 12, 2002 in The Washington Post

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