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  • Obama Signs Bill Protecting 2 Million Acres as Wilderness(Or how to kill off new revenues)

    03/30/2009 1:13:37 PM PDT · by bestintxas · 36 replies · 1,113+ views
    AP ^ | 3/30/09
    <p>President Barack Obama has signed legislation that sets aside more than 2 million acres as protected wilderness.</p> <p>Obama said Monday the most valuable things in life are those already possessed as he signed a massive public lands management act at the White House. The law protects land from California's Sierra Nevada mountains to the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia, as well as expands wilderness protection efforts.</p>
  • House passes bill to expand wilderness in 9 states

    03/25/2009 2:07:23 PM PDT · by jazusamo · 32 replies · 1,273+ views
    Seattle Times ^ | March 25, 2009 | Matthew Daly
    WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as protected wilderness - from California's Sierra Nevada mountains to the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. The legislation is on its way to President Barack Obama for his likely signature. The House approved the bill, 285-140, the final step in a long legislative road that began last year. The vote came two weeks after the House rejected the bill amid a partisan dispute over gun rights. The measure was brought up again in the Senate and approved last week, setting up Wednesday's vote. The bill...