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Environmental brief ~ DOI and Quinault Indians settle to protect seabird Tom Henry at 9:24 PM ET In Monday's environmental law news, Department of the Interior Secretary Norton announced that a settlement has been reached with the Quinault Indian Nation of Washington State to preserve 4,207 acres of timber lands on their reservation for the habitat of the threatened marbled murrelet and other species. The $32.2 million settlement creates conservation easements that restrict the timber harvest, believed important for the recovery of the threatened seabird. See the press release for more.
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