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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: cavegal on December 23, 2010, 12:26:57 PM

Title: Obama to abandon Bush-era wilderness policy
Post by: cavegal on December 23, 2010, 12:26:57 PM

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46754.html

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The reviews will not allow Interior to designate wilderness – that can only be done through an act of Congress – but they will allow the department to suggest areas where Congress should take action.

Several environmental advocates tell POLITICO that Salazar will likely go a step further, providing a blueprint for field managers to protect “wilderness-quality” land in the absence of congressional action.

That could provide consolation for environmental groups whose wilderness bills died in the Senate this week when Majority Leader Harry Reid abandoned his late-session push for a water, lands and wildlife omnibus measure.

At what point does CC have a section for "abuse of power" area for this bunch?