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The Roads to Know Where?
California sues Forest Service over road building, drilling plans |
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29 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:17 AM on 29 Feb 2008 California sued the U.S. Forest Service this week, claiming that it violated federal environmental laws and ignored state policies prohibiting road building in roadless areas of national forests. At stake are over 500,000 acres in four national forests in the state that the Bush administration plans to open up to road building, as well as 52,000 acres slated for oil drilli ... |
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| Topics: California, litigation, national forests, news, politics, US Forest Service (all these topics) |
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