Obama Administration Aims to Cut Yellowstone Snowmobiles By More than Half

Timothy B. Hurst — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:08:03 +0000

The Department of the Interior is proposing to cut the number of snowmobiles allowed per day into Yellowstone National Park.

According to reports, a proposed rule change issued by the National Park Service would allow up to 318 snowmobiles per day into Yellowstone National Park for the next two winters. The rule would cut by more than half the 720 allowed last winter by the Bush administration. In a notice to be published tomorrow in the Federal Register, the National Park Service says it is reopening a public comment period on the 318-per-day plan that never went into effect.

The growth in snowmobile activity in Yellowstone National Park over the last two decades has been an increasingly contentious issue from the Yellowstone Valley to the halls and offices of Washington, D.C.. The 45-day comment period is certain to bring in passionate pleas from environmentalists, snowmobile enthusiasts, and local businesses who have long battled over the proper number of snow machines in the park.

Court Rules Against Bush Plan to Allow Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park

Levi Novey — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:39:06 +0000

A federal judge has banned snowmobiles from Yellowstone National Park. He said that a plan approved by the Bush Administration to allow 500 snowmobiles to travel daily through Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in the winter months would cause damaging noise pollution, air pollution, and would also stress wildlife.

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Obama Administration Aims to Cut Yellowstone Snowmobiles By More than Half

The Department of the Interior is proposing to cut the number of snowmobiles allowed per day into Yellowstone National Park.

Court Rules Against Bush Plan to Allow Snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park