US EditionAlaska sues US government to contest Tongass forest protections
- The state of Alaska has sued President Biden's administration to block its decision to reverse a policy implemented by the Trump administration, which opened up large parts of the Tongass National Forest to logging and mining. Alaska argues that the decision undermines its economy and violates federal law.
- The USDA's decision to restore protections for 9.37 million acres of the forest means it is once again subject to the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction and timber harvesting. The USDA stated that the protections are necessary to combat climate change.
- Alaska claims that the decision violates the Alaska Statehood Act and other laws. The state is seeking an order to invalidate the repeal and prevent the application of the Roadless Rule. The Biden administration has also canceled oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to protect the area's wildlife.
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Alaska sues US government to contest Tongass forest protections
The state of Alaska sued President Joe Biden's administration on Friday seeking to block its decision to reverse a policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that had opened vast swaths of the Tongass National Forest, the largest such wilderness in the United States, to logging and mining.
Alaska sues US government to contest Tongass forest protections | Science-Environment
Alaska sues US government to contest Tongass forest protections The state of Alaska sued President Joe Biden's administration on Friday seeking to block its decision to reverse a policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that had opened vast swaths of the Tongass National Forest, the largest such wilderness in the United States, to logging and mining.The state's lawsuit, filed in federal court in Anchorage, said the January decision by th…
Alaska sues Biden over protections for Tongass National Forest
The state of Alaska is suing the Biden administration over its decision to reinstate protections from logging for a national forest in the state. The Biden administration restored the protections on more than 9 million acres that were rolled back under the Trump administration in January, citing biodiversity and climate change in its reasoning. On…
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