The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change, officials said Thursday.
The government has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests, most in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon.
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The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to.