Roadless Protection Petition Is Filed

From the Wilderness Society:

Over 250,000 Petition Forest Service to Reinstate Forest Protections
Olympians Join Effort to End Bush Administration’s Logging and Drilling Efforts

More than a quarter of a million Americans today formally petitioned the Bush Administration to reinstate a rule protecting roadless areas on America's National Forests. In an unprecedented move, conservationists, concerned Americans and more than 100 current and former Olympians used the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) to petition for a policy reversal. The APA grants citizens the right to request that the government issue, amend or revoke federal rules. Read the full story at the Wilderness Society site