Candidates' Positions on Land Use

Energy has been a central issue in the presidential campaigns, but there are also many other important environmental issues.

Other key environmental issues include Clinton’s "Roadless Rule" for Forest Service land. President Bush froze enactment of the rule on his first day in office, and his administration has attempted numerous times since to have it discarded.

Kate Sheppard on Grist.com takes a closer look at John Mcain’s and Barack Obama’s positions on this issue and others, including funding for national parks and reforms to the 1872 Mining Law.