I guess you can read whatever you want into these stats. Some say few, others say too many. Is 50% a lot? or do you read it as a total so its only 3%? Just depends on which side of the fence you want to argue from.
http://missoulian.com/articles/2003/05/15/mtracker/news/65fires.txt
The GAO looked at 762 planned projects on 4.7 million acres of national forests. Sixty percent of those projects had no environmental studies that could be appealed. Of the remaining 305 projects that could be appealed, 180 were challenged.
http://missoulian.com/articles/2003/05/15/mtracker/news/65fires.txt
The GAO looked at 762 planned projects on 4.7 million acres of national forests. Sixty percent of those projects had no environmental studies that could be appealed. Of the remaining 305 projects that could be appealed, 180 were challenged.