Forest Service Is Set to Allow the Paving of Logging Roads, Aiding Developer
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 4th, 2009 5:31 am by HL
Forest Service Is Set to Allow the Paving of Logging Roads, Aiding Developer
LOS ANGELES — The Bush administration appears poised to push through a change in U.S. Forest Service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain forests to be converted to housing subdivisions.
Colo. Senate Replacement Named
In a surprise choice, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter (D) appointed Denver schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill the Senate seat vacated by Ken Salazar, who is slated to become interior secretary in Barack Obama’s administration.
The Talk Shows
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
Curbs May Be Eased On Paving In Forests
LOS ANGELES — The Bush administration appears poised to push through a change in U.S. Forest Service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain forests to be converted to housing subdivisions.
Tone May Be Key to Obama’s Agenda
Rarely have lawmakers confronted an agenda as ambitious as the one Congress will face upon convening this week, with an incoming president pushing to stabilize an economy on the brink of long-term recession, to create universal health coverage and to overhaul federal energy policies.
