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At long last, Alpine Lakes bill gets House hearingAt long last, Alpine Lakes gets House hearing
Washington, DC,
July 18, 2013
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Environment
A House Natural Resources subcommittee will at long last hear testimony on legislation to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and protect the Middle Fork-Snoqualmie River in eastern King County, after more than two years in which a Republican-run House has ignored legislation sponsored by a Republican congressman. The Public Lands Subcommittee will, on Tuesday, take up the Alpine Lakes bill along with legislation by Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen, D-Wash., to prevent removal of an historic lookout from the 6,500′ summit of Green Mountain in Snohomish County. Read the full story HERE. |