Dems, Repubs rip Bush admin over extreme national park plan

[montana500]

www.wilderness-sportsman.com




"During Tuesday's hearing, tough questions about the draft came from both Democrats and Republicans. Moreover, six Republicans sent a letter last Thursday to Interior Secretary Gale Norton airing concerns about the revisions. The letter describes the latest revisions as deemphasizing preservation and blurring the Park Service's "primary responsibility" to protect parks.

"We believe the policies should be crystal clear that the national parks are to be enjoyed only 'in such a manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations,'" the letter states.

During the hearing, senators questioned whether the revisions would weaken the Park Service's role in protecting air quality and open the door to more motorized recreation in parks."

[Wilms]

1. Good article.

Here's the permalink:


http://www.jacksonholenews.com/Environmental.html

[sandnsea]

2. Just kick

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