Friday, June 28, 2002:  Please forward this on to interested
individuals who enjoy protecting their National Parks.....


PEOPLE LOSE YELLOWSTONE TO INDUSTRY; HOPE LIES IN CONGRESS
http://www.npca.org/take_action/action_alerts/
The National Park Service proposed this week to allow snowmobile use to
continue in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks despite strong
public opposition and sound science supporting a ban.  In making this
decision, the Bush Administration is ignoring the overwhelming amount of
public comment that favored the phase-out of snowmobiles proposed by the
Park Service in 1999.  The Park Service received 350,000 comments on this
issue, 80 percent favoring the phase-out.  The Bush Administration has
called this response "emotional" and "polarizing," not only robbing the
American people of their voice but belittling them for speaking.  The
Administration also has ignored EPA opinion that phasing out snowmobiles
offers the best protection for the parks and park visitors.
The Yellowstone Protection Act, proposed in the House by representatives
Rush Holt and Christopher Shays, if enacted would save the parks by
initiating the phase-out.  The bill also has been introduced in the Senate
by Senator Harry Reid.  Thanks in part to your letters, the House has
gained more than 120 cosponsors for the bill as well as bipartisan support
in both houses.   We'll soon be looking to you to support the bill with
your delegations.

TAKE ACTION:  Please visit http://www.npca.org/take_action/action_alerts/
or use the talking points and contact information below to urge your
representative to *strongly* support the Yellowstone Protection Act.  If
your Representative is already a cosponsor (visit http://thomas.loc.gov to
find out), please thank them for their leadership.

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