ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY CHANGES.Byline: The Register-Guard Some of the lawsuit settlements that resulted in environmental policy changes: CASE: Western Council of Industrial Workers and American Forest Resource Council vs. Secretary of Interior RESULT: The government agreed to review Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. protections for the northern spotted owl The Northern Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis caurina, is one of three Spotted Owl subspecies. A Western North American bird in the family Strigidae, genus Strix, it is a medium-sized dark brown owl sixteen to nineteen inches in length and one to one and one sixth pounds. , whose declining populations triggered sharp cuts in logging on national forests in the 1990s. CASE: American Forest Resource Council and Starfire Lumber, Herbert Lumber and C&D Lumber Companies vs. Secretary of Interior RESULT: The government agreed to review Endangered Species Act protections for the marbled murrelet The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird from the North Pacific. It is an unusual member of the auk family, nesting far inland in old-growth and mature forests. Its habit of nesting in trees was not known until a tree-climber found a chick in 1974. . CASE: Douglas Timber Operators and American Forest Resource Council vs. Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Interior RESULT: The government agreed to relax environmental rules that require detailed surveys of forest life before logging of federal lands in the Pacific Northwest. The administration said it plans to discontinue ``survey and manage'' requirements on 24 million acres of public land. CASE: Boise Cascade Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth largest forest products company in the world. , state of Idaho, Kootenai tribe et al vs. Secretary of Agriculture et al RESULT: A federal appeals court in December lifted an injunction issued by a district judge in Idaho that had suspended the Clinton administration's ``roadless rule,'' which banned logging and road construction on a third of national forest lands. The rule was to take effect in 2001, but was stopped by U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge Edward Lodge is a US District Judge centred in Boise, Idaho. Lon Horiuchi In 1998 Lodge acted as the presiding Judge in the case of Idaho vs Lon T. Horiuchi, which involved the indictment of the FBI sniper who shot three people during the Ruby Ridge Standoff. . The Bush administration declined to appeal Lodge's decision. Environmental groups intervened and persuaded a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to order Lodge to lift the injunction. CASE: International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association et al vs. Secretary of Interior et al RESULT: The National Park Service reversed a ban on snowmobiles imposed by the Clinton administration Noun 1. Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton executive - persons who administer the law in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks Grand Teton National Park (tētŏn`, tē`tŏn), 309,993 acres (125,503 hectares), NW Wyo.; est. 1929. The park, which includes Jackson Lake and part of Jackson Hole, embraces the most scenic portion of the glaciated, snow-covered Teton . The plan sets daily limits for snowmobiles, along with noise and emissions standards. CASE: State of Utah vs. Secretary of Interior RESULT: The Interior Department announced plans to halt all reviews of its Western land holdings for new wilderness protection and to withdraw that protected status from some 3 million acres in Utah. - The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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