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Will a Bush Administration effort open thousands of acres of public land to private development?
Signed by President Bill Clinton in 2001, the Roadless Area
Conservation Rule protects nearly 60 million acres of the country's
national forest lands from most road building, mining, and logging.
Over the last seven years, the Bush administration has tried to
amend the landmark regulation to give states more flexibility. NOW
travels to southeast Idaho to investigate how a proposed change in
the rule threatens to open thousands of acres of pristine public
lands to private development. In the report, NOW speaks to
representatives from the ranching, environmental, and mining
communities, as well an Administration official. Who gets to
control the fate of Idaho's vast roadless forests? Find out how you
can help shape the answer.
Also, NOW Senior Correspondent Maria Hinojosa talks to a prominent
feminist and her daughter who agree on lots of womens' rights
issues, but are totally opposed in their choices for
President.
At NOW's website at
www.pbs.org/now , get more information about
about Roadless Rule policies in your state, learn how to voice your
opinion directly to the federal government, and review President
Bush's environmental legacy. Also, watch an extended interview with
the mother and daughter featured in our report.