On the recordJuly 14, 1999
We don't need any more timber roads. Construction of timber roads uses U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for the business costs of the timber industry, and results in the degradation of soil, water quality and wildlife habitat.
Diana DeGette: “We don't need any more timber roads. Construction of timber roads uses U.S. taxpayer dollars to pay for the business…”
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Opposition to the construction of timber roads and their environmental impact.
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