Members of Congress, Environmentalists to Call on Bush Administration May 5 to Keep Promise to Protect Roadless Forests

U.S. Newswire, May, 2004

-- Members of Congress, Environmentalists to Call on Bush Administration May 5 to Keep Promise to Protect Roadless Forests

-- Imminent Changes Would Destroy Forests

Members of Congress and environmental groups will mark the three- year anniversary of Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman's pledge to uphold the 2001 Roadless Rule with a series of actions including a press event May 5 on Capitol Hill, release of a series of reports on the dangers of the expected Bush plan, and advertisements to run in Congress Daily.

Changes to the Roadless Rule protecting the last pristine roadless portions of America's national forests threaten to ravage millions of acres with commercial logging, road-building and mining. Despite Secretary Veneman's pledge, Agriculture...

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