BLM Violated Agreement To Protect Tortoise Land

A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated a court-ordered arrangement to protect sensitive public land.

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May 12, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A federal judge sharply criticized the Bush administration this week for reneging on an agreement to force ranchers off a half-million acres of the Mojave Desert reserved for threatened desert tortoises, warning that he would hold government officials in contempt of court if they did not honor their promises to restrict economic activities on sensitive public lands."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: BLM Attacked For Inaction on Tortoise Land

Saturday, May 12, 2001 in The Washington Post

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