Lawmakers want wildlife service out of Midway.(NATION) From: The Washington Times | Date: May 26, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Key lawmakers are pushing legislation to wrest control of the Midway Atoll away from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which they say is mismanaging the historic site.

Public access to the atoll was disrupted earlier this year after disagreements between the agency and the Phoenix Corp., which abandoned the resort it built on the former Navy base for veterans and ecotourists and stopped all flights.

"Un...