Concern voiced over environmental moves

March 5, 1981

"The environmentalists' nightmare is taking the form of cold reality," says Rep. Phillip Burton (D) of California, voicing the fears of many in the face of impending environmental moves by the Reagan administration. Thus far the administration has acted cautiously in such areas to avoid stirring up political opposition. But a barrage of moves that will reshape land-use policies and scale back prominent environmental programs is ready to be unleashed in the coming weeks, r eports the Wall Street Journal.