|
|
Article: Fund for Animals and Bluewater Network Praise Court Decision Limiting Snowmobiles in Yellowstone
- Article from:
- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- December 17, 2003
CopyrightCopyright 2003 U.S. Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the winter snowmobile
season begins today in Yellowstone National Park, The Fund for
Animals and Bluewater Network praised last night's federal court
decision that cuts the number of snowmobiles allowed in the park by
half, invalidating a Bush Administration decision that had overturned
a Clinton-era rule, which had resulted from The Fund's 1997 legal
settlement, to phase out the noisy, polluting machines. The groups
also hailed U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan's opinion
concluding that the National Park Service must further study the
environmental impacts that the packing of 25-foot-wide roads for
snowmobiles and snowcoaches has on bison and ...