NYT: No to 'No More Wilderness'

New York Times editorial: "In 2003, Gale Norton ... and Michael Leavitt ... struck a deal that removed federal protections from about 2.6 million acres of public land in Utah ... At the same time, Ms. Norton disavowed her department's longstanding authority to identify, study and recommend new areas for wilderness protection. ... President Obama's interior secretary, Ken Salazar, has reversed many of the Bush administration's damaging environmental policies. Maddeningly, however, the 'no more wilderness' policy is still in place. It is past time for Mr. Salazar to renounce it."