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Tree Amigos
Bush Roadless-Rule Rollback Opposed by Tree Farmers |
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20 Aug 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Tree Amigos Bush Roadless-Rule Rollback Opposed by Tree Farmers The Bush administration's proposal to revamp (critics say gut) the Clinton-era Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction on some 60 million acres of federal forestland, is finding opposition in some odd places. Owners of tree farms, not typically considered a natural ally of greens, are backing the Sierra Club and other enviro ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, politics, United States, wilderness (all these topics) |
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