A federal judge on Tuesday limited the scope of President Clinton's popular "roadless rule" to federal lands in 10 Western states instead of the whole country, leaving some 13.6 million acres of roadless forests largely unprotected from road-building and other development. Tuesday's ruling is a compromise between throwing the rule out and keeping protections in place for most roadless forests in the U.S. Two federal appeals courts are expected to rule on the matter next year.
source: Associated Press
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archigeek Posted 11:52 pm
02 Dec 2008
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guade00 Posted 12:09 pm
03 Dec 2008
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Delay And Deny Posted 1:38 pm
03 Dec 2008
Cheap land and low cost, low density housing are anathema to the power grabbing of the Urb centers.
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Berto Posted 6:40 am
04 Dec 2008
This does make it a no-brainer for Obama to immediately and fully reinstate the rule, and for Congress to quickly begin working to strengthen and codify it. However, even in an "enlightened" political time, no-brainer and simple are not always the same thing.
This should serve as a reminder that the work has only just begun. Get involved, write letters, make phone calls, make sure all of our elected officials hear from us whether we perceive them to be friend or foe. Ensure that our public lands management reflects the values of the public!
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