Articles written by John Hughes Associated Press

John Hughes Associated Press|Updated Dec 29, 1998

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government wanted scientific advice when it asked 13 scholars to help update rules that dictate how national forests can be used. Then politics broke out among the scientists. One scientist accused his colleagues of trying to turn forests into a biological reserve. Another, the leader of the group, quit because he could not defend the panel's conclusions. Now the panel is leaderless and five months behind schedule. Observers wonder what will become of the once-heady effort to update regulations that gove... Full story