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October 17, 2019

Trump Admin Proposes Opening Up Tongass National Forest to Logging
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The Trump administration has proposed opening up millions of acres of
Alaska's Tongass National Forest to logging - a move environmental
activists say threatens the largest intact temperate rainforest in North
America. On Tuesday, Trump told federal officials to reverse
long-standing protections against tree cutting in the area. Critics say
logging would threaten not only the ecosystem, but also the forest's
profitable salmon fishery and tourism industries.


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