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Action to Protect 800,000 Hectares of Wilderness Faces US Congressional Vote


25 July 2008
Protecting the Wilderness / Broadband - Download (WM) video clip
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Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia are a key eco-system for the eastern United States
Environmental organizations and local communities hope that in the next few weeks Congress will approve the highest level of protection for more than 800,000 hectares of wilderness in several U.S. states. 

Producer Zulima Palacio traveled to West Virginia to report the story.  Mil Arcega narrates. 

 


 

 


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