Don't know if anyone caught this given the chaos lately, but:
* "Bush Snowmobile Plan for Yellowstone National Park Struck Down":
"The Bush administration's authorization of increased snowmobile use
in Yellowstone National Park violates the fundamental legal
responsibility of the National Park Service to protect the clean air,
wildlife, and natural quiet of national parks for the benefit of all
visitors, a federal court ruled today. The administration authorized
increased snowmobile use despite scientific conclusions by the
National Park Service that the decision would multiply noise and
unhealthy exhaust, which disrupt the experiences of visitors, and
traffic that harms Yellowstone's wildlife, including bison. Judge
Emmett Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia today invalidated the Bush decision in a case brought by six
conservation groups that together represent more than two million
members." Environment New Service had the story September 15, 2008.
Bernie
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