Hear no evil - Updates - Yellowstone National Park - Brief Article

Sierra, Nov-Dec, 2003

Yellowstone National Park is officially no longer imperiled. But that's not a good thing. At the request of the White House, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee agreed in July to remove Yellowstone's designation as a site "in danger," although it will require the United States to submit a status report next year.

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, an administration representative apologized to the committee for the "inconvenience" caused by e-mails from environmentalists asking that the park receive continued scrutiny. (See "Lay of the Land," July/August, page 61.)