Forest Service's New Rules Stress Science Over Politics
Charleston Gazette › February 11, 2011
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Hoping to break a legal logjam that has stymied logging as well as ecosystem restoration, the U.S. Forest Service said Thursday it was revising its planning rules to find common ground between industry and conservation groups to avoid lawsuits that stall projects.
The old rules sought to mitigate environmental damage after it was caused by logging, grazing, mining and other natural resource development.See the full content of this document
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Forest Service's New Rules Stress Science Over Politics
But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said from Washington, D.C., that it's in everyo...
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