Tag: wild and scenic rivers
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Forest Services shuts down U.S. 12 to megaloads for good . . . again
Closure order published Sept. 18 for section through the Lochsa-Clearwater Wild and Scenic River corridor- There was a similar headline about a month ago. Then Omega-Morgan transport, aided by a permit from Idaho Department of Transportation and law enforcement, bullied their way through the corridor. The Forest Service backed down in the face of this…
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Federal Judge Winmill issues temporary block to further megaloads on U.S.12
Federal judge blocks megaloads from Clearwater-Lochsa Wild and Scenic corridor BOISE — A federal judge this morning temporarily blocked additional megaload shipments through the Clearwater National Forest, America’s first Wild and Scenic River corridor and the homeland of the Nez Perce people. Federal Judge B. Lynn Winmill’s injunction was issued as part of a lawsuit…
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Idaho state government helps ram megaloads up U.S. Highway 12
Tribal leaders shoved aside by police leading the megaloads upriver- It was thought the megaloads issue on U.S Highway 12 across north central Idaho was finally settled by Federal Judge Lynn Winmill. Early this year he wrote a decision that the U.S. Forest Service has jurisdiction over any megaload seeking to traverse the Highway 12…
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Bridger-Teton National Forest begins implementation of Snake River Headwaters Wild and Scenic Rivers bill
Thirteen rivers and creeks in the headwaters were protected by the Omnibus Public Lands Bill- Forest staff to implement Snake protections. By The Associated Press. Billings Gazette. Because the point of the bill is to keep things the way they are, keeping things the way they are doesn’t require a great amount of work to…