Governor Says State Will Join Forest Land Lawsuit
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From Times Wire Reports
Gov. Chris Gregoire said in Seattle that her state was joining Oregon, California and New Mexico in a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration’s move to open roadless national forest lands to mining, logging, road-building and other development.
“Joining this lawsuit is our last effort to defend Washington’s quality of life and our economy,” she told reporters at a news conference. “We’ll do whatever is necessary to prevent the federal government from destroying this national legacy.”
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