Trump Administration Opens More than 50% of Protected U.S. Forest Land for Logging: What That Means

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Trump Administration Opens More than 50% of Protected U.S. Forest Land for Logging: What That Means


More than 50% of the United States' formerly protected national forests are now on-limits for the logging industry. Following an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at increasing U.S. timber production, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced plans to remove environmental protections that will allow logging on millions of acres of national forest land. In an April 3 memo titled "Increasing Timber Production and Designating an Emergency Situation on National Forest System Lands," Rollins cites a goal to remove "heavy-handed federal policies and increase domestic timber production to protect our national and economic security.
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