The Bush administration's plan to allow more snowmobiles in national parks was rejected by a federal judge on Monday.

Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said the National Park Service failed to consider the environmental impacts of expanded snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton Park and the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, a scenic road that connects the two parks.

The Clinton administration adopted a plan to phase out snowmobiles but it was reversed when President Bush came on board.

Get the Story:
U.S. Judge Reverses Plan to Expand Snowmobile Access in National Parks (The Washington Post 9/16)
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Judge Rejects Plan for More Snowmobiles at National Parks (The New York Times 9/16)
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Court Decision:
Greater Yellowstone Coalition v. Kempthorne (September 15, 2008)