Snowmobiles at 2 Parks Allowed in House Vote
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From Times Wire Reports
The House voted to let snowmobile use continue at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, dealing a defeat to environmentalists.
By a 224-198 vote, the chamber defeated an effort to ban the vehicles by lawmakers who said the machines pollute and are noisy, and are dangerous to wildlife.
Snowmobile advocates -- backed by manufacturers and tourism interests -- said a ban would devastate the economy around the parks, which lie mostly in northwestern Wyoming.
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