Judge considers Yellowstone snowmobile cap

BEN NEARY Associated Press Writer CHEYENNE, Wyo.

A judge heard arguments Tuesday over whether he has the authority to block a federal proposal reducing snowmobile traffic in Yellowstone National Park, saying he would issue a decision in about a week. The state of Wyoming has asked U.S. District Judge Clarence Brimmer of Cheyenne to block the Park Service from enacting a temporary winter use plan for the park as well as Grand Teton National Parks and the John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway. The Park Service last month announced that it plans to set the daily Snowmobile limit at 318 for the...