Index to Public Lands News of February 3, 2012

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Index to the latest issue:

* FS PLANNING POLICY GETS MIXED REVIEWS.  Timber and grazing industries criticize species diversity provisions in EIS preferred alternative.  But  Sen. Bingaman, environmentalists say policy would protect forests.

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* HOUSE PANEL APPROVES BIG ENERGY BILLS.  Would authorize ANWR leasing and speed oil shale leasing.  To be part of roads bill.  Are critics.

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* WHITE HOUSE PANEL CALLS FOR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.  Council on Jobs lists   access to public lands as first priority.  Should be ‘responsible.”

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* HOUSE COUNTY AIDE BILL APPEARS IMMINENT.  Hastings and Dems supposedly writing bill to use consumptive revenues.  Payroll tax bill eyed.

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* UTAH GOV MAKES RS 2477 POLICY ISSUE.  In State of the State speech, Herbert backs state claims to thousands of public lands ROWs.

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* OBAMA MAKES ENERGY PITCH; GOP SKEPTICAL.  President takes credit for production.  Promises more.  But GOP says Bush did the hard work.

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* PAVILLION FRACKING DEBATE ACCELERATES.  EPA promises peer review of study that suggests water pollution.  GOP senators say EPA should wait.

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* WATER RIGHTS SUIT MAY AFFECT MANY USERS.  Ski industry says FS policy takes all its rights without compensation.  Big money at stake.

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* POLL: CONSERVATION POPULAR IN ROCKIES.  Pollsters for Colorado College say voters don’t want private activities to interfere with recreation.

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* IBLA DECISIONS.

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* NOTES.

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* BOXSCORE OF LEGISLATION.

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