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On the recordApril 29, 2014
I think we know that there is still more legal wrangling and procedure before the exemption will definitively apply on the Tongass.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski discusses ongoing legal issues regarding the roadless rule and its impact on the Tongass.

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