Idaho voters continue to elect both Sen. Frank Church, who has gained a national reputation as an environmental leader, as well as Rep. Steve Symms, who is known for wanting to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency.
Idaho elects wilderness champ and foe to Congress
Idaho voters continue to elect both Sen. Frank Church, who has gained a national reputation as an environmental leader, as well as Rep. Steve Symms, who is known for wanting to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/10.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Idahoans protest use of 2,4,5-T on forests
Vigorous protests from Idaho citizens apparently have postponed the U.S. Forest Service’s plans to spray 60,000 acres of northern Idaho forests with pesticides including 2,4,5-T — the main ingredient in Agent Orange, used during the Vietnam War — as a way remove brush and speed the regeneration of new trees in clearcuts. Download entire issue…
Wilderness in Rockies could save federal dollars
Some wilderness advocates argue that taxpayers benefit from more wilderness because wilderness is less expensive to manage than land managed for timber harvest and other uses. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/10.7/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E