Congress considers a little-known bill — the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act — that would guard the thousands of caves underlying public lands from vandalism and other forms of destruction.
Environmental groups lose Burr Trail case
Four environmental groups suffered a defeat when U.S. District Judge Aldon Anderson ruled that Utah’s rugged and beautiful Burr Trail may be widened and improved in Garfield County. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Hapless DOE: What a long, strange trip it’s on
Transportation of nuclear waste is an issue waiting to get hot. Federal plans for finding a place to put it are unclear, but the government’s ultimate goal is disposal of radioactive debris from the civilian reactor and nuclear weapons industries in a deep geologic formation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Idaho debates public land access
The Idaho Conservation League joins a battle to regain access to a part of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Hidden, but vulnerable
Congress considers a little-known bill — the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act — that would guard the thousands of caves underlying public lands from vandalism and other forms of destruction. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/19.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E