U.S. House Approves Baird Salvage Logging Bill; Companion Bill in Senate Faces Uncertain Future
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A bill championed by U.S. Rep. Brian Baird that would speed post- fire salvage logging in federal forests cleared the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act, co-sponsored by Baird, D-Wash., and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., passed 243 to 182.
Baird, who broke ranks with fellow Northwest Democrats to support the bill, said it will be "good for the environment and the economy as well." Forty-one other Democrats joined 202 Republicans in voting for the measure. Among Washington Republicans, only Rep. Dave Riechert voted against it, saying the environmental exemptions it allows aren't needed to remove damaged timber after fires or windstorms.See the full content of this document
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U.S. House Approves Baird Salvage Logging Bill; Companion Bill in Senate Faces Uncertain Future
"We did a little better than we expected," said Baird, who has come under fire from environmentalists in Washington for making common cause with Republicans on the bitterly contested issue o...
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