Republicans Plan to Challenge Obama's Reversal of Bush Wilderness Policy [View All]

[Harry Hope]

Source: Fox News


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/25/republicans-plan-challenge-obamas-reversal-bush-wilderness-policy/

Republicans Plan to Challenge Obama's Reversal of Bush Wilderness Policy

December 25, 2010


The Obama administration's decision this week to reverse a Bush-era policy and restore eligibility for federal wilderness protection to millions of undeveloped acres of land has outraged Republicans who plan to challenge the move once they take control of the House next month.

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The Interior Department is replacing the 2003 policy adopted under former Interior Secretary Gale Norton. That policy -- derided by some as the "No More Wilderness" policy -- stated that new areas could not be recommended for wilderness protection by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and it opened millions of acres to potential commercial development.



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