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USDA memo declares emergency, OKs logging in national forests

USDA Secretary Rollins issued an emergency order on April 4 to increase timber quotas in national forests.
President Trump issued executive orders in March to expand timber production and ease environmental reviews.
This order impacts nearly 113 million acres of national forests across the nation and simplifies permitting.
Rollins stated, "We have an abundance of timber at high risk of wildfires in our National Forests."
The order aims to reduce wildfire risk, support rural economies, and strengthen the American timber industry.

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The Washington Post

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Trump considering plan to change how the country fights wildfires

A draft executive order the White House is considering plans to overhaul how the nation fights wildfires by creating a new federal agency that prioritizes quickly putting out fires.

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Spotlight PA

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What Trump’s logging plan could mean for PA’s only national forest

NGN is a regional news service that focuses on government and enterprise reporting in southwestern Pennsylvania. Find out more information on foundation and corporate funders here. Swaths of Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania could be on the chopping block as the federal government moves to increase logging in national forests across the country. In a memo released on April 3, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins put …

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Gillette News Record

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Trump calls for more logging on federal lands

BUFFALO — The Trump administration’s executive order to increase logging and domestic timber production on federal lands is welcome news for local logger Joe Landsiedel.

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Wyoming Tribune Eagle

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Trump calls for more logging

BUFFALO — The Trump administration’s executive order to increase logging and domestic timber production on federal lands is welcome news for local logger Joe Landsiedel.

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The New American

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Trump Admin Pushes Domestic Increase in Timber Production

Trump is pushing a 25 percent increase in domestic timber production, part of efforts to reduce construction costs and wildfire fuel. ... The post Trump Admin Pushes Domestic Increase in Timber Production appeared first on The New American.

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The News-Review

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Comments regarding the recent executive order freeing our forests by President Trump

The recent executive order by President Donald Trump, expanding logging across 280 million acres of national forests and public lands, has sparked widespread concern and criticism. Critics argue that the move bypasses important environmental protections, endangers wildlife habitats, and worsens…

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