Thursday, April 12, 2012

Thiune and Noem Move to Get Forest Service Moving Faster on Pine Beetle

Sen. John Thune and Rep. Kristi Noem are introducing a bill giving the U.S. Forest Service a green light to move faster mapping out a battle plan for the mountain pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills. KDLT reports the bill would let the Forest Service to declare emergencies in some areas to speed up environmental reviews and begin cutting or spraying trees, or doing burns.

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