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Archive Home > 2007 > December > 14 > Deteriorating forest roads are subject of billion-dollar debate

Deteriorating forest roads are subject of billion-dollar debate

Environmentalists say lack of maintenance could pose threat to fish-spawning grounds

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
December 14, 2007

WASHINGTON — The multimillion-dollar maintenance backlog on U.S. Forest Service roads in Washington state has lawmakers there threatening lawsuits under the Clean Water Act and decrying the potential impacts on sensitive fish.

Oregon’s legislators haven’t made much....

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