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US reinstates road, logging restrictions on Alaska forest

Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation January 26, 2023

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JUNEAU, Alaska – 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.The U.S. Department of Agriculture in late 2021 announced that it was beginning the process of repealing a Trump administration-era decision that exempted the Tongass — a rainforest that is also... + full article



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