House approves bill to create 1.5 million acres of new wilderness in California, other states
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. The House passed legislation Friday that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness.J. Scott Applewhite/AP
WASHINGTON (AP) The House passed legislation Friday that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and incorporate nearly 1,200 miles of waterways into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as Democrats move to protect more public lands with President Joe Biden s blessing.
The bill passed by a vote of 227-200. The bill passed mostly along party lines, with eight Republicans joining all but one Democratic lawmaker in voting for the bill.
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