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Wet Behind the Ears
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14 Oct 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Wet Behind the Ears In what it is calling a remedy to the excesses of the Clinton years, the Bush administration is paving the way for Western states to gain control over huge volumes of water previously claimed by the federal government. One prominent example of this new policy involves the Black Canyon National Park in Colorado; in 1978, a court ruled that the feds had the right to ... |
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| Topics: national parks, politics, rivers and watersheds, water conflicts, West (all these topics) |
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