California Desert Bill

Your editorial on Sen. Seymour’s misguided efforts to block the California Desert Protection Act was much needed. Californians, the great majority of whom support this environmentally crucial piece of legislation, need to know that their senator thinks that he can get away with catering to special interests at the expense of the people, the environment, and the economy, which would be improved by S-21 due to increased tourism.

Californians should also know that, soon after blocking a vote on the California Desert Protection Act, Seymour attempted to attach to an appropriations bill an amendment that would have bypassed the Endangered Species Act to allow more timber harvesting in California. On that very same appropriations bill, Seymour also voted in favor of two other amendments that would be tremendously damaging to Pacific Northwest forests.

CHAD T. HANSON

Los Angeles