Less than a fourth of the roadless area managed by the U.S. Forest Service has been recommended for wilderness designation in the final, second RARE (Roadless Area Review and Evaluation). Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/11.1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
David Crosson
Posted inJanuary 12, 1979: Will a tight-fisted Congress be tough on the environment?
Will a tight-fisted Congress be tough on the environment?
As the 96th Congress convenes, the gains of the past decade and a half may be sorely tested by legislators well-tuned to demands for fiscal conservatism. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/11.1/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 1, 1978: TVA to be first at cleaning up old uranium site
Bureaucrats burn midnight oil to protect Alaska
Pro-environmental forces within the Carter administration are scrambling to bolster legal protection for about 120 million acres of Alaska wilderness that are protected under Section d-2 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which expires before the end of the year. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/10.23/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inSeptember 22, 1978: Conservationist offers remedy for Overthrust strife
Conservationist offers remedy for Overthrust strife
A Sierra Club member’s attempt to compromise on oil and gas development on potential wilderness lands along the Overthrust Belt — a 60-mile wide swath of high petroleum potential that runs from northwestern Montana south into Utah — has won only mild praise and some criticism from the energy industry. Download entire issue to view […]