Maps: U.S. Public Lands at Risk from H.R. 1505

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Jul 07, 2011
Campaign for America's Wilderness, U.S. Forests Campaign
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Elyssa Rosen, 775.224.7497
Susan Whitmore, 202.540.6430
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H.R. 1505 was introduced on April 13, 2011, by Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and would apply to an area that encompasses 10 whole states, including Florida and Hawaii. Environmental and other laws this proposed legislation would waive include the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Wilderness Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, National Park Service Organic Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act.

Read Pew's statement H.R. 1505.

View maps of the U.S. public lands at risk:

Continental United States http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room ... 9361611#US
• Alaska http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room ... 9361611#AK
• American Samoa http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room ... 9361611#AS
• Hawaii http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room ... 9361611#HI
• Puerto Rico http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room ... 9361611#PR



Download legend (PDF)
http://www.pewenvironment.org/uploadedF ... Legend.pdf

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Continental United States
Download map (PDF) http://www.pewenvironment.org/uploadedF ... 505_US.pdf



Alaska
Download map (PDF) http://www.pewenvironment.org/uploadedF ... 505_AK.pdf



American Samoa
Download map (PDF) http://www.pewenvironment.org/uploadedF ... 505_AS.pdf



Hawaii
Download map (PDF) http://www.pewenvironment.org/uploadedF ... 505_HI.pdf



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