Omnibus Land Bill Fails in House: 2 Million Acres of Wilderness Left Unprotected

Photo via Buster Wants to Fish A bill designed to protect 2 million acres of American wilderness--which would be the greatest expansion of the Wilderness Preservation Act in 15 years--passed the Senate last January with relatively little trouble. The bill was on a fast track to sail through the House for easy passage when it was introduced there yesterday. Instead, it came up a scant two votes short, and thus left 2 million acres of pristine wilderness unprotectedâ€"for ...