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Show WASATCH Cold War Nuclear Cleanup Expansive and Expensive WASHINGTON D.C. — _ The MOUNTAIN TIMES State to Relax Standards for Nerve Agent Destruction Environmental News cleanup of radioactive waste left over from decades of nuclear weapons build up will cost between $230 and SALT Capsules tors WHO’S ON FIRST? $350 billion and take longer than the Cold War itself. The staggering cost estimate given by the Energy Department calls for a -middle-of-the-road approach to cleaning up the legacy from nuclear research, production and testing during the decades of the Cold War. It will entail the largest environ- mental cleanup ever undertaken and is expected to leave hundreds of acres contaminated with buried debris. Many other areas would be suitable only for limited uses. Kennecott Plans to Destroy, Re-make Wetlands SALT LAKE CITY — Kennecott wants to create a 2,500-acre wetland preserve to replace one it wants to destroy by expanding a tailings pond. The wetlands habitat is important for migratory birds. Kennecott plans to destroy about 1,000 acres of the Great Salt Lake wetlands in order to make room for more mining tailings. The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an environmental impact statement on the project. Harpy #2 Born in Captivity BOISE — A two-ounce ball of fluffy feathers represents the second harpy eagle to be born in captivity in North America. The chick was hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey south of Boise. The first harpy chick was born in November at the San Diego Zoo. IL YOUR Nevada Ranchers Mad About Grazing Policy RENO — Nevada ranchers, who want state control of federal lands in the socalled “Sagebrush Rebellion, are now taking issue with a new federal policy designed to protect federal range from being overgrazed. The Forest Service no longer will renew grazing permits without taking public comment and conducting environmental reviews. Ranchers could face reductions in the number of livestock they are allowed to graze in the national forests if environmental assessments find lands deteriorated. The Nevada Cattleman’s association calls it a movement to get livestock off public lands. But the Sierra Club says the law is written to protect the national forests for all of its owners. Clinton Administration Plan to Save Salmon WASHINGTON D.C. — The Clinton Administration has unveiled a plan for saving the Pacific Northwest Salmon, the most complex and costly wildlife restoration project ever attempted under the Endangered Species Act. The plan is the result of years of study into ways to bring chinook and sockeye salmon back from the edge of extinction. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and impact electric ratepayers in the entire region. The recovery plan brings together for the first time the four Hs of saving salmon: hydropower, habitat, harvest and hatcheries. The plan incorporates previously proposed changes in the operations of eight federal dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. It also includes habitat-protection standards for national forests in Idaho, where logging and grazing have degraded streams. SUBSCRIPTION REQUEST TO P.O. BOX 1433 ES ere The High Altitude LAKE CITY proposing — that MOAB — Bicyclers entering Sand Flats and the Slickrock Bike Trail will now have to pay an entrance fee. The fee is aimed at crowd control. A temporary check station was implemented last year during spring break. The success of the project has led Grand County and BLM to make the change permanent The contact station at Sand Flats was modeled after a similar program in Millcreek Canyon, east of Salt Lake City. The Sand Flat entrance fee is one of a number of changes in the Moab area, aimed at managing crowds. ae Published Monthly at 7,000 in Park City, Utah Alternative Baek Gas © 2a es Oe peal «eae | TO ADDRESS APT./ SUITE NO. CITY/STATE ZIP. THIS GIFT IS FROM PHONE ADDRESS APT/SUITE NO. NO. [ PHONE NO. [ CITY/STATE No. Exp. PAGE stan- . A oe lere: Septeie, Si: es es! cdl VISAQ regula- Crowd Control on Slickrock Trail 12 ISSUES OF THE “TIMES” CHECKQ State emissions 84060 OR FAX 801 ¢ PARK CITY, U al es are dards be relaxed for incineration of chemical weapons at Tooele Army Depot Critics are angry that the state is backing away from earlier assurances that the Army would be held to the higher standard. The Sierra Club and others fear the lower standard will endanger human health and the environment because of the dangerous nature of the nerve agents and by-products of incineration. But state officials say the lower standard will still be within federal regulations and will not threaten public health or the environment. Among the nerve agents to be burned at TAD is Sarin, the gas terrorists used in the Tokyo subway in a March attack that killed 10 and left thousands ill. - 19 SIGNATURE ) ) Feet |