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October 29, 2020

Trump to Open Alaska's Tongass National Forest to Logging and Road Building
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The Trump administration has stripped protections against logging and
road building in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska - one of the
world's largest temperate rainforests. The 9.3-million-acre forest is
home to pristine old-growth trees and vulnerable species, including
Pacific salmon, wolves and bears. This month, the Natural Resources
Defense Council noted the Tongass "stores more carbon per acre than
almost any other forest on the planet, which makes preserving it a
matter of real urgency in the fight against climate change."


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