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US unveils new rules for forests

Environmental activists praise policy guide

By Juliet Eilperin

 |  Washington Post  

  January 27, 2012

The Obama administration says new rules to manage nearly 200 million acres of national forests will protect watersheds and wildlife while promoting uses ranging from recreation to logging.

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