Uyen Lives in a State in Which the Legislature Is

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Essay

Uyen lives in a state in which the legislature is considering a bill (AB 175)that would allow new roads to be built through a wilderness area.Proponents support the measure because it would allow greater access for recreation and the harvesting of more trees from non-protected areas that are now difficult for large trucks to reach.Opponents state that the plan will endanger the ecosystem and its wildlife through habitat destruction from road-building and from increased human use and logging.Uyen wishes to write her local representative about this issue.Choose a position,and draft a brief letter that supports it.

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The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

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