Biden Restores Protections for Alaska's Tongass National Forest After Trump Rollback
The rule repeals a Trump administration decision that stripped safeguards for the southeastern Alaska rainforest.
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The rule repeals a Trump administration decision that stripped safeguards for the southeastern Alaska rainforest.
The rule repeals a Trump administration decision that stripped safeguards for the southeastern Alaska rainforest.
Critics of the Willow project on Alaska's North Slope want to see the Interior Department reject the proposal. Many in Alaska, including the state's
National News U.S. to end old-growth timber sales in Alaska forest The Biden administration said Thursday that it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales in the country's largest national forest -- the Tongass National Forest in Alaska -- and will focus on forest restoration, recreation and other noncommercial uses. by Associated Press Jul. 17 2021 @ 4:36pm In this July 31, 2013, file photo, tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. The Biden administration said Thur...
U.S. to end large, old-growth timber sales in Alaska forest By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Published: July 15, 2021, 4:45pm Share: 2 Photos FILE - In this July 31, 2013, file photo, tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier in the Tongass National Forest are reflected in a pool of water as they make their way to Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. The Biden administration said Thursday, July 15, 2021, that it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales on the nation's largest national forest, the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, and will instead focus on forest restorat...