After spending a year working to get through Congress Obama signed a new conservation bill into law on Monday that protects 2 million acres of parks, rivers, streams, desert, forest and trails in California, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia, New Mexico and Michigan. The bill passed the house with a vote of 285-140 with most of the opponents being Republicans who were upset that law did not allow access for oil and gas drilling on the land.
Obama Signs New Conservation Bill
March 31, 2009 · Filed under environment, green, life, living, news · Tagged Barack Obama, California, Colorado, congress, conservation, environment, green, Idaho, law, Michigan, New Mexico, news, Obama, Oregon, public policy, utah, Virginia, West Virginia
