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Biden administration to restore protections for U.S.' largest national forest

Biden administration to restore protections for U.S. largest national forest
By Alexandra Larkin
July 15, 2021 / 8:03 PM
/ CBS News
The Biden administration moved Thursday to reverse a Trump-imposed policy that opened major areas of the U.S. largest national forest, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, to logging and road development. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also said it intends to end large-scale old growth timber sales in the area.
The forest was originally protected by the 2001 Roadless Rule, which bans logging and road development in certain parts of the country. But in his final months in office, Trump exempted the forest from the rule. ....

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Biden restores protections for U.S.' largest national forest

Biden restores protections for U.S. largest national forest
Alexandra Larkin
© / Getty Images
Cruising in Misty Fjords National Monument, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
The Biden administration moved Thursday to reverse a Trump-imposed policy that opened major areas of the U.S. largest national forest, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, to logging and road development. The U.S. Department of Agriculture also said it intends to end large-scale old growth timber sales in the area.
The forest was originally protected by the 2001 Roadless Rule, which bans logging and road development in certain parts of the country. But in his final months in office, Trump exempted the forest from the rule. ....

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Decision to Gut Tongass National Forest Protections

For Immediate Release,
December 23, 2020
Contact:
Robert Starbard, Hoonah Indian Association, [email protected]
Lee Wallace, Organized Village of Saxman, (907) 617-3128, [email protected]|
Linda Behnken, Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, (907) 738-3615
Hunter McIntosh, The Boat Company, [email protected]
Dan Blanchard, Uncruise, [email protected]
Sally Schlichting, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC), (907) 957-3488, [email protected]
Becky Knight, Alaska Rainforest Defenders, [email protected]
Corey Himrod, Alaska Wilderness League, (202) 266-0426, [email protected]
Anne Hawke, Natural Resources Defense Council, (646) 823-4518, [email protected]
Gwen Dobbs, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 329-9295, [email protected]
Katherine Quaid, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), (541) 325-1058, [email protected] ....

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