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Biden restores protections for Tongass forest after Trump-era rollback

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The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a rule restoring protections rolled back under the Trump administration for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the largest such forest in the U.S.

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Associated Press News

US reinstates road, logging restrictions on Alaska forest

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal agency said Wednesday it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country's largest national forest in southeast Alaska, the latest move in a long-running fight over the Tongass National Forest.

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Biden bans logging roads in much of America’s largest national forest

The Biden administration is restoring protections in Alaska’s Tongass, safeguarding one of the largest intact temperate rainforests from new roads and logging.

1 year ago

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CNBC

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.

1 year ago·United States

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The Hill

Biden restores protections for Tongass forest after Trump-era rollback

The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a rule restoring protections rolled back under the Trump administration for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the largest such forest in the U.S. “As our nation’s largest national forest and the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, the Tongass National Forest is key to conserving biodiversity and…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Biden reinstates restrictions on road-building and logging in Alaska's Tongass

The U.S. Forest Service said that it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, an effort to settle a two-decade long dispute over America's largest temperate rainforest after its Clinton-era protections were rolled back during the Trump administration.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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