Court rules to restrict motorized off-road vehicles
Said Earthjustice attorney Greg Loarie, who argued the case:
“This is a good decision that strikes a balance to give Tahoe National Forest some necessary, basic protections. One thing both sides of this case agree on: Tahoe National Forest is a stunning, special place. With millions of people visiting Tahoe National Forest each year and the rapid increase of motor vehicles throughout the forest, we need some basic limits on motor vehicle use to make sure that we don’t love this place to death. It’s in all of our interests to preserve and protect Tahoe National Forest so that we all can enjoy it.”
Said Karen Schambach of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility:
“This decision sends a clear message: The days of allowing destruction of our National Forests from uncontrolled and unregulated off-road vehicles are at an end. We all have a right to enjoy our public lands, but no one has a right to destroy them.”
Source: earthjustice.org