Lewis and Clark traveled what is now U.S. Highway 12 during their mission to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. So did the Nez Perce Indians during the tribe’s epic flight from the U.S. Army in 1877.
Now oil companies want to drive mammoth truckloads of refinery equipment along the narrow ribbon of spectacular mountain road alongside national forests, wild and scenic rivers and historic sites. Many local residents are outraged.
The Idaho Supreme Court next Friday is scheduled to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by some Kamiah (kam-ee’-eye) residents against the state Department of Transportation intended to stop the shipments.
Read tomorrow's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
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