Snowmobiles

Senate Appropriations Committee Backs Snowmobiles in Yellowstone

What do the National Park Service hierarchy and members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee know about snowmobiles and their impacts that Yellowstone's scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency, and seven former NPS directors don't know?

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2007 12:27pm

EPA Takes Issue With Yellowstone's Winter Use DEIS

The EPA in its formal comments to the Yellowstone snomobile DEIS says the parks' preference to allow as many as 720 snowmobiles in Yellowstone on a daily basis in winter "may not ensure adequate resource protection" and would result in much more pollution than the snowcoach-only alternative.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 21st, 2007 3:12am

Secretary Kempthorne Won't Oversee Snowmobile Decision

Apparently Mr. Kempthorne won't get involved. You see, it turns out that the Interior secretary has recused himself from taking any action on the snowmobile plan because of his former role as governor of Idaho, which holds a stake, albeit small, in the outcome of this issue, which leaves the door open for Lynn Scarlett to step in.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2007 4:40pm

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Yellowstone's Winter Use Plan: Comment Now

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 22nd, 2007 8:38pm

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Yellowstone's Snowmobile Public Meetings

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 22nd, 2007 8:41pm

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