Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2009 > March > 12 > Badlands wilderness designation is narrowly defeated

Badlands wilderness designation is narrowly defeated

Public lands bill fails by just 2 votes; Badlands activists vow to fight on

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
March 12, 2009

WASHINGTON — A massive package of more than 160 public lands bills — including two that would create wilderness areas in Central Oregon — unexpectedly failed in the U.S. House on Wednesday by two votes.

All of Oregon’s five U.S. House members voted for the....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.