Wilderness & Land Preservation Reports
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| 2009-04-16 | |
| In 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Act offered protections for 58.5 million acres of our intact national forests against the threat of road building associated with logging, mining and drilling. Now, after 8 years of Bush administration policies and legal wrangling, forests across the West are still at risk of destruction. Environment Washington research found that construction projects are still moving forward on over 450,000 acres of protected lands in Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska- and those in Washington could soon follow. In order to preserve these wild places, Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack must immediately call a "time out" on all projects in national forests. | |
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| 2007-09-27 | |
| After decades of scientific inquiry, 600 public hearings, and a record 1.6 million comments from the American public, the Clinton administration issued the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in January 2001. The Roadless Rule, as it is commonly known, originally protected 58.5 million acres of wild national forest land from most commercial logging and road-building, and associated mining and drilling. Since then, the Bush administration has removed these protections from 9.5 million acres of roadless areas in the Tongass National Forest. | |
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| 2004-11-16 | |
| After decades of scientific inquiry, 600 public hearings, and a record 1.6 million comments, the Clinton administration enacted the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in January 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of wild national forest land from most commercial logging and road-building. The Roadless Rule ensures that our national forests will continue to provide clean drinking water for millions of Americans, wildlife habitat, endless recreational opportunities, and other important values. The rule also allows the U.S. Forest Service to address the estimated $10.3 billion backlog in needed roads maintenance instead of using taxpayer dollars to build new roads. | |
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