New Rules Issued for National Forests
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The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules yesterday for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration
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By Tom Kenworthy  A federal judge in California on Wednesday struck down Bush administration rules for development on nearly all 58.5million acres of "roadless" National Forest land and reinstated a Clinton-era ban on road-building, logging, drilling and other activities.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 17--NORDMAN, Idaho -- The whine of snowmobile engines again echoes through the national forest here.
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We're hesitant to join in the huzzahs coming from choruses of conservationists and New Mexico politicians over yesterday's reinstatment of the "roadless rule" in America's national forests. A short sigh of relief will do for now.
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By Mike Keller, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--A revised federal plan to speed home and institutional building in coastal wetlands has been released for public review and comments.   The U.S.
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By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 20--ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and other off-road vehicles can be a lot of fun. And large areas of America's national forests have been set aside for their use.
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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in
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By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--Both a state task force last year and the conservation group Environmental Defense this week have drawn similar conclusions about North Carolina's privately owned forests.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  May 24--The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources must start work on statewide regulations for new construction along Minnesota lakes and rivers under orders from the Minnesota Legislature.
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The U.S. Forest Service approved a sweeping plan Thursday to manage 11.5 million acres of national forest land across the Sierra Nevada, renewing debate on how best to prevent wildfires like those that devastated Southern California a year ago.
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Congress yesterday passed the broadest overhaul of the rules that govern the U.S. fishing industry in a decade, with provisions instructing fishery managers to adhere strictly to scientific advice so as not to deplete the ocean.
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Managers of the nation&#39;s 155 national forests will have more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy
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By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - The Fish and Wildlife Service wants to replace four decades of federal protections for the American bald eagle with new rules against disturbing it.
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By Journal Staff and Wire  A federal judge on Wednesday reinstated the "roadless rule," a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly a third of national forests.   U.S.
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By TERENCE CHEA  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Wednesday reinstated the "Roadless Rule," a Clinton-era ban on road construction in nearly a third of national forests.  U.S.
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A provision in a new federal wilderness bill allows some commercial fishermen to continue to drive pickup trucks on beaches within a California national park.  Redwoods National Park had been gradually phasing out beach driving with a permit system that was instituted in 2000.
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The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.