National Parks: Bush Administration's Uncertain Policy

New York Times editorial evaluates the Bush administration's commitment to national park system.

1 minute read

January 2, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

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

"Money, in fact, is only one measure of Mr. Bush's commitment [to national parks]. A truer test is whether he and by extension Ms. Norton are genuinely committed to the values that animated the founders of the national park system...One distressing example is the administration's sneaky effort to reverse a Clinton rule phasing out snowmobiles from Yellowstone National Park a rule buttressed by overwhelming public approval and years of conscientious science... The larger point about the snowmobile issue is that it reflects a commercial bias that really has no place in federal policy regarding the parks."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: An Uncertain Parks Policy

Wednesday, January 2, 2002 in The New York Times

Environment United States

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.