Western resource issues ignored by presidential candidates

Posted by egable on January 29th, 2008 filed in Water, Public lands

Despite two debates in Las Vegas, the presidential candidates have largely ignored issues important to the West, including the federal government’s role in managing much of the region’s land and water, the Denver Post reports. Only Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton responded to a Post questionnaire on water and land-use questions, promising a more “balanced approach” to energy development.