Clinton forest plan draws criticism

  • 04/01/2001

Hailed by environmentalists, President Clinton's road and logging ban on federal forests unleashed furious criticism Friday from Western Republican lawmakers, who pledged to try to get it overturned.President-elect Bush has not said whether he would try to roll back the new forest restrictions; but during his campaign, he suggested the proposal-announced more than a year ago-paid too little attention to concerns from Western states and the impact on logging and other industries.