Trump Administration opens half of national forest land for logging
The Trump administration is pushing for more logging on public land, pledging to boost America’s domestic supply of wood products and increase wildfire resilience.
In March, the President issued an executive order directing federal agencies to begin finding ways to expand timber production by 25% over the next few years.
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a memo establishing an “emergency situation determination” covering more than 112 million national forest acres. That includes five national forests in Washington state.
Rollins identified these acres as…
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