Conservation Group Sues NPS Over New Power Line
By Rocky Thompson on October 18th, 2012
A coalition of outdoor advocacy groups in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit to block the NPS from building new electric towers through three national parks. (I know what you’re thinking but, yes, New Jersey has outdoor advocacy groups.) The new power lines would follow a route of old ones, but the towers would be twice as tall and much wider. They say the NPS decision violates the founding law of national parks, which “requires them to ‘conserve the scenery’ and protect park resources from impairment.” They’re asking the court to overturn the decision to build the lines, which are slated to move electricity from coal-fired plants.
Tags: environmentsetc, national park, nps
The picture included with this article reminds me of a couple spots on the Manistee River Trail (Manistee National Forest, near Cadillac, MI). At least there they still have the older short and skinny versions. They really disturb the natural and away from it all feeling of the area but you move along and they our out of view quickly. I’ll be honest though, sometimes power lines are a blessing to come across if the correlate with marking on your map.