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Senate Advances Land Protection Bill

HeadlineJan 14, 2009

The Senate has advanced a measure billed as the largest expansion of wilderness protection in twenty-five years. The bill would designate more than two million acres across nine states as wilderness. A final vote is expected by the end of the week.

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