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tor's Note: The editors and staff of The GAMECOCK feel
the environmental situation in South Carolina and the
of the nation is a topic of utmost concern. And though we
not officially endorse any particular liberal or con
ative stance except in very specific cases, we will at
pt to keep our readership posted on environmental topics
feel are important.
he following story is a press release we received from the
ional Wildlife Federation concerning the "demise of the
]-use bill."
ne 11, the U.S. environmental movement suffered what one
ian called "its most devasting defeat of the decade" when the
f Representatives refused to even debate national land us(
on. Consideration of the House Interior Committee's modesl
planning bill, H.R. 10294, was rejected 211--204.
on from disheartened conservationists across the country
rom disbelief to charges of "impeachment politics." The lanc
was seen as the most controversial issue to come before the
the current 93rd congress. It was chiefly sponsored by the
I Wildlife Federation's "Legislator of the Year," Cong. Morri:
kriz.).
ost serious blow to the Committee's bill reportedly came wher
it Nixon, who had given top priority to strong land-usi
on for several years, suddenly switched his support to wha
nentalists considered to be a weak substitute offered by Cong
!iger (Ariz.).
and Use Bill unfortunately became an expendable pawn in th
louse trading game of impeachment politics," charged Ser
lackson (Wash.), chairman of the Senate Interior Committee
dministration's astonishing reversal of policy and full-blow
on the need for land use policy legislation may have som
rm political gain for the White House, but it is a major loss fo
ple of this country."
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According to the National Wildlife
victim to a harsh, sustained campaig
attack by congressional opponents and
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Amt
berty Lobby, and other special inte
unrestrained development and land si
"The claims of the opponents of thi;
stated Udall , " and they could not ha
the bill more attention."
Opponents of the bill sensationally
inhibit economic growth, create a m
undermine property values, and desti
According to conservationists, the
federal support to those states which
areas of special environmental inter
sites with particular scenic, historic, a
"Eight thousand acres a day, three
under the bulldozer," Udall emphas
bursting at the seams. Highways ani
misplaced, homes built in flood plain
mountainsides," he continued.
"The idea was not to stop growth, bi
so that we would avoid the mistakes of
Any action on land use legislatio
remainder of the year. Cong. Steiget
merits of the two bills and instead u
whole subject and "go home early."
On the vote, 75 Democrats joined 13
the rule, while 158 Democrats wer,
voting for it. The large number of D4
were primarily rural Congressmi
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n of distortion and emotional
lobbying groups, including the
rican Farm Bureau, the Lib
rests with a large stake in
>eculation.
bill are patently ridiculous ,"
ve washed had the press given
charged that passage would
Dnstrous federal bureaucracy,
roy landowners' rights.
bill instead simply offered
chose to regulate the uses of
est--wetlands, floodplains, and
nd environmental significance.
million acres a year, are going
ized. "Cities are sprawling,
I airports are frequently being
s, strip mines dug intobeautiful
t to give it vision and direction,
the past."
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