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Forest rules in, forest rules out
The apparent national crisis over President Clinton's
roadless forest initiative came to a head this
week as the Bush administration said they would
uphold them but allow modifications due to objections
raised by Western states, at least one tribe,
and the timber industry.
The action was upended by a federal judge's decision
to preliminarily prevent the US Department of
Agriculture from letting the rules go into effect
altogether.
But Secretary Ann Veneman, who had been recused
from making any decisions in the matter because
she had represented a group opposed to the rules, didn't
seem to mind all
too much and wouldn't say if her department
would appeal the decision.
Get the Story:
Decision on
forest rules is big news (5/7)
Montana wants to
join forest lawsuit (5/8)
State disagrees
on forest lawsuit (5/9)
Forest rules take
effect this weekend (5/9)
Judge blocks
controversial forest rules (5/11)
Recognition battles continue
Will some of the nation's oldest government recognized tribes ever
get recognized? The answer lies in litigation
and judging by actions this week,
the tribes may be waiting quite some time before
they receive their final, final answer.
After giving the Bureau of Indian Affairs a chance to act,
a federal judge this week put the Schaghticoke recognition
on a timeline. But whether the BIA will adhere to it
is another question: when another judge imposed
a timeline for the Eastern Pequot Tribe and the
Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribe, the Department of
Justice filed a brief opposing it.
Meanwhile, bills to change the entire process
have been introduced yet again in Congress.
Get the Story:
Motions continue
in recognition suit (5/7)
Towns want
recognition moratorium (5/9)
Judge turns
Schaghticoke recognition back to BIA (5/10)
Federal
recognition battles continue (5/10)
Recognition
bills making rounds again (5/11)
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