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BILLINGS, Mont. — A cap on snowmobile use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks would be lowered by 40 percent under a federal proposal released Monday in response to a judge’s rejection of earlier plans.
Parks officials had proposed allowing up to 605 snowmobiles a day in the two parks, but U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan rejected that plan in September, agreeing with plaintiff environmental groups that it would increase air pollution, disturb wildlife and cause too much noise.
The new plan calls for a cap of 318 snow machines a day in Yellowstone and another 50 in Grand Teton to the south. Park administrators said they expect it to be adopted by Dec. 15.
