Columnist George Ochenski asks why the United States Forest Service should be allowed to cut the public out of the conversation when it comes to public lands, especially when the Senate grants itself permission.
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There s a very troubling trend among federal and state government agencies to use "categorical exclusions" to forego environmental analysis on projects — many very large projects — on public lands.