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   Yep, Stan Gloeckner wrote to All on 10 Jun 95  16:50:00 
    about:   SC Alert 53           2/2:

 > (Continued from previous message)

 > know.  Thanks.

 > IN THE REAL WORLD Tennessee Study Finds Big Problems With
 > Wetlands Mitigation

 > A study by the Tennessee Dept. of Environment and
 > Conservation found that many wetlands mitigation agreements were
 > broken or flubbed.  These are agreements with a private or public
 > entity that agrees to replace wetlands destroyed by development
 > projects.  The Dept. found that some applicants don't implement
 > the mitigation plan once they receive their fill permits.  Other
 > applicants run out of money so the projects are not finished. 
 > (Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5/28;GW)
 > 
 > In Utah, a panel of natural scientists concluded that 5.7
 > million acres of wilderness, as proposed by enviros, is
 > inadequate to thoroughly protect the state's rich plant and
 > animal diversity.  Bill Newmark, an ecologist with the Utah
 > Museum of Natural History, believes that "if we really want to
 > guarantee survival of our biological species over the next
 > millennium, we'll likely need to protect 20 million acres."

 > Another scientist noted that there is already evidence that
 > some of the area's indigenous vegetation is missing.  The
 > scientists' suggestions to Governor Mike Leavitt(R) have been
 > ignored.  Instead, he and the Congressional delegation are
 > advocating a 2 million acres wilderness bill -- a bare ten
 > percent of what scientists say are needed.  (Desert Utah News,
 > 5/20)


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