[CPEO-MEF] Fort Irwin

[Steve@miltoxproj.org]

>>From todays Environmental News Service:

FORT IRWIN EXPANSION THREATENS HABITAT, ENDANGERED SPECIES 

WASHINGTON, DC, August 3, 2001 (ENS) - The House Armed Services Committee
approved an amendment Wednesday that would give the U.S. Army 110,000 acres
of public lands and desert tortoise critical habitat in the Mojave Desert for
expanded tank training exercises. 

Public interest organizations have opposed the Army's proposal to expand the
Fort Irwin National Training Center in southern California for years, on the
grounds that it would destroy vulnerable plants, wildlife and wilderness
values. 

For the whole story, go to:
http://ens-news.com/ens/aug2001/2001L-08-03-09.html

Steve Taylor
National Organizer
Military Toxics Project
(207) 783-5091

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