Copyright 2000 The San Diego Union-Tribune
The San
Diego Union-Tribune
January 8, 2000, Saturday
SECTION: NEWS;Pg. A-7
LENGTH: 91 words
HEADLINE:
Forest Service ban on road-building upheld
BYLINE:
Associated Press
BODY:
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A federal
judge upheld the U.S. Forest Service's 18-month moratorium on road building,
which is part of President Clinton's initiative to protect roadless
areas of national forests. In February 1999, the Forest Service imposed
the moratorium so it could re-evaluate its approach to managing more than
373,000 miles of roads in the national forest system.
The moratorium had
been challenged by the Wyoming Timber Industry Association and Frontiers of
Freedom, chaired by former U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming.
LOAD-DATE: February 18, 2000
