Historic Senate Vote Protects U.S. Wilderness

Becky Striepe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:17:21 +0000

The Senate passed a bill on Sunday expanding wilderness protection more than any legislation in the past 25 years.

It’s actually a collection of 160 bills and covers over two million acres in nine states. THe land ranges from the Sierra Nevadas in California to Mount Hood in Oregon and Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. It also includes areas in Virginia, Idaho, Michigan, Arkansas, and Utah.

Bipartisan Environmental Policy…Really.

Timothy B. Hurst — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:29:01 +0000

[Update: H.R. 1016 has passed the House by a vote of 278-140. There is a similar version awaiting action in the Senate]

The House is scheduled today to vote on H.R. 2016, the National Landscape Conservation Act. And a broad bipartisan coalition ranging from such groups as the Wilderness Society to Republicans for Environmental Protection, is asking you to call your Representative and demand that they support the landmark wilderness conservation legislation.

H.R. 2016 does not change management of the lands in question, nor does it require additional expenditures. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office scored the bill at $0, which means it does not violate House pay-go rules. Please consider calling, writing, or otherwise contacting your representative immediately and asking them to support this important bill that would safeguard millions of acres of wilderness, rivers, forests, mountains, and streams.

The Wilderness Society

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Historic Senate Vote Protects U.S. Wilderness

The Senate passed a bill on Sunday expanding wilderness protection more than any legislation in the past 25 years.

Bipartisan Environmental Policy…Really.