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Directive Limits Activity in Roadless Areas of Forests [1]

Stepping into a major environmental dispute, the Obama administration said Thursday that no new timber-cutting or road project could begin in roadless areas of national forests without the permission of the secretary of agriculture.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2009
Cornelia Dean [2]
New York Times (New York) [3]
Tags:
Environment [4], Deforestation [5], Roads [6], Timber Industry [7], United States Of America (US) [8]
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