US EditionBiden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP
- The Biden administration has withdrawn its plan to protect old growth forests after receiving pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.
- The withdrawal ends a yearslong effort to create a nationwide plan for protecting old trees threatened by climate change.
- The plan was supported by some conservationists as a significant forest preservation effort, but faced strong opposition.
- Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines called the withdrawal a 'victory for commonsense local management of our forests.
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Biden administration jettisons effort to protect old-growth forests
The Biden administration is dropping its efforts to issue a policy to protect old-growth forests — though the president previously touted protecting such forests as an important component of his climate agenda. In a statement late Tuesday, Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announced that the agency did not plan to move forward with proposed protections…
Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from timber industry and GOP
The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.The move was announced by U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a letter to forest supervisors.It brings a sudden end to a yearslong process to craft a nationwide plan that would better protect old trees that are increasingly threatened by climate change. The effort had been suppor…
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