Time: Mon Jul 14 21:49:27 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA25274; Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:46:26 -0700 (MST) by usr01.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA14909; Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:46:20 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 21:45:59 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: Bio-Treaty update: Clinton Adviser Runs into Criticism (fwd) <snip> > >Clinton Adviser Runs Into Criticism > >By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press Writer > >SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- President Clinton's top environmental adviser ran >into criticism and occasional laughter Saturday as she met with >conservative Westerners opposed to federal controls of their lands. > >Kathleen McGinty, chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, spoke >to the Western States Coalition Summit, a twice-a-year gathering of >local and state politicians, natural resource industry executives and >others concerned about federal control of Western lands. > >Even her introduction drew criticism with a reading of a list of >administration accomplishments. They included the administration's plan >to manage forests in the Pacific Northwest, where endangered-species >protections run up against timber industry jobs, and creation of the 1.7 >million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, which >blocked development of a huge coal mine. > >``What she sees as successes we see as failures,'' said Laura Cleland of >the Oregon Lands Coalition in Salem, Ore. ``The president's forest plan >closed hundreds of mills in the Northwest.'' > >Discussions during the three-day meeting that ended Saturday included >topics such as a perceived pro-environmentalist bias in school >textbooks, combating fear of farm chemicals and opposition to the theory >of global warming. > >McGinty said disputes such as the Grand Staircase designation and >government protection of animals under the Endangered Species Act have >polarized environmental debate into an endless series of court battles. > >``We must achieve stewardship of the land and economic opportunities >together,'' McGinty said. > >She said a centerpiece of that objective could be the American Heritage >Rivers Initiative, which the president proposed in his State of the >Union address this year. > >She described it as an entirely voluntary effort designed to help >riverside communities find existing federal programs to improve their >waterfronts for environmental, economic and recreational benefits. It >does not contain new money, propose new laws or exert more federal >control. > >Some people worried that the program would throw out existing water >rights, a sensitive issue throughout the West, and would eventually >become mandatory. > >``We don't believe you yet,'' an audience member told McGinty. > > AP-NY-07-12-97 1702EDT > >_______________________________________________________ >Get Private Web-Based Email Free http://www.hotmail.com > >-> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com >-> Posted by: "Brian Mosely" <bmosely@hotmail.com> > > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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