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More timber projects halted, hurting local economies

June 11, 2010

Judge puts temporary block on Kootenai projects

 A federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Forest Service from starting three timber projects in a northwestern Montana forest, saying the work could harm the grizzly bear population there.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy signed the 28-day temporary restraining order on Wednesday halting the projects in the Kootenai National Forest while he reviews the case

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