Home | Business News | Browse by Publication | T | The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Oregon joins suit to halt logging rules.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-AUG-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Oregon joins suit to halt logging rules.(Environment)(The governor says the U.S. Forest Service acted illegally in relaxing restrictions on roadless federal land)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Joe Harwood The Register-Guard

Oregon on Tuesday joined California and New Mexico in a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service to stop the implementation of revised roadless rules that would allow possible logging and mining on 58 million acres of untouched national forests.

The new rules, introduced in May by the Bush administration, reversed an edict issued a few days before President Bill Clinton left office in 2001.

Clinton's roadless area conservation rule placed a moratorium on building new roads on some of the most pristine federal forestland left in the West, including almost 2 million acres in Oregon. The regulation essentially removed local decision-making authority from regional...

View this article FREE - Now for a Limited Time, try Goliath Business News
Free for 3 Days!



More articles from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
BRIEFLY.(General News)(REGION), August 31, 2005
BAR PATRONS LOVE A LITTLE THREE-WHEELIN'.(Recreation), August 31, 2005
A BITE OUT OF CRIME.(Animals), August 31, 2005
The deadly hurricane that struck New Orleans Monday may mean small gai..., August 31, 2005
CORRECTIONS.(Food), August 31, 2005

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.