Message-ID: <4992154.1075860997708.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 08:12:30 -0800 (PST) From: pubs@eenews.net To: greenwire@eenews.net Subject: Land Letter is ready - Feb. 7, 2002 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: E&E Publishing, LLC X-To: greenwire@eenews.net X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Richard_Ring_Mar2002\Ring, Richard\EESI_Deleted_Documents X-Origin: Ring-R X-FileName: rring (Non-Privileged).pst Dear Land Letter reader: Land Letter is now a weekly online service -- open for your review until March 15. To get the latest in-depth coverage of emerging natural resource issues, simply click on the link below -- no passcodes are needed. Land Letter -- Thursday, February 7, 2002 Go to this week's full edition on line at http://www.landletter.com LEADING THIS WEEK'S ISSUE: INTERIOR TRANSFERS WERE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED, ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY: The reassignment of a California Bureau of Land Management employee was politically motivated, and indicates a growing willingness by the Bush administration to transfer employees who refuse to bow to special interest groups, environmental groups say. Get all the details in this week's full edition online at: http://www.landletter.com **************************************** TOP HEADLINES IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION INCLUDE: * PUBLIC LANDS: Interior transfers were politically motivated, environmentalists say * NATIONAL FORESTS: USFS approved recreational activities without review, enviros say * POWER PLANTS: Ariz. board nixes controversial Toltec project * MONUMENTS: Utah governor to ask Bush for San Rafael Swell monument designation * MINING: B.C. appeals court upholds decision on Tulsequah Chief Project * BUDGET: Interior budget drops slightly; USGS, Forest Service take hits * BUDGET: Agriculture budget assumes $73.5 billion Farm Bill * BUDGET: Bush cuts corps spending * BUDGET: Cuts proposed for NMFS, some Pacific salmon funds * ... AND MUCH MORE!