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...other critical letters forced the Forest Service back to its drawing board; to patch up flagrant weaknesses in the draft and probably to scale down the project somewhat before filing a final EIS before this January. When that happens, the entire case will return to court, where the Sierra Club suit is awaiting the final...
ALTHOUGH THE Mineral King controversy has virtually disappeared from the front pages, it is still an important battle for the environmental movement. There are strong arguments against turning this valley into a bustling resort. Visitors protest that its beauty is unique and should be preserved in an increasingly developed Sierra Nevada. A resort in the valley could also have an adverse impact on nearby Sequoia National Park, which virtually surrounds Mineral King. For example, development could force wildlife out of the valley into the park. A prime candidate for such an exodus is the Mineral King deer herd, which...
...Mineral King resort would also sacrifice scarce wilderness for the benefit of the affluent. According to the Sierra Club a week for two in Mineral King would cost about $600, while the same trip to a major ski resort in Utah, including air fare from Los Angeles, would cost $580. Even the Forest Service's EIS admits that travel prices, "not counting food and lodging, are prohibitive to use of the proposed development by low income people and create to some extent, economic barriers even to moderate income families...
...delayed construction but its usefulness is limited. Specialists in environmental law say that it is difficult to win a "second generation" NEPA case--a challenge of the federal government's final decision once it has met the "first generation" or procedural NEPA requirements to assess impact. Fortunately the Sierra Club's suit is based on other environmental laws that may allow the club's lawyers to delay the project indefinitely or even kill it entirely...
...backed by legal maneuvering is discouraging. Of course the controversy has had its good moments: for one, the Disney Corporation has learned its lesson, is letting the Forest Service handle the project, and is concentrating on its plans for a resort near Lake Tahoe with the advice of the Sierra Club...