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Reuters: An Obama administration plan to protect wildlife and water in U.S. national forests drew fire on Monday from environmental advocates who contend the new rule needs stronger scientific standards.
As it stands now, the proposed Forest Planning Rule gives too much discretion to individual managers of the 155 forests and grasslands that cover 193 million acres (78 million hectares) of public territory, a former U.S. wildlife official said in a telephone briefing.
"Our forests are in real trouble,"......
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Environmental groups question Obama’s forest plan
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on May 17th, 2011
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