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Study says end old-growth logging in Tongass

End old-growth logging in carbon-rich ‘crown jewel’ of U.S. forests: Study

In addition to keeping the equivalent of about a year and a half of the U.S.’s greenhouse gas emissions out of the atmosphere, Tongass National Forest is also home to an array of wildlife, including bald eagles, brown bears and six species of salmon and trout.

Biden to reinstate road ban for Tongass National Forest
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Biden to reinstate road ban for Tongass National Forest

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Trump to gut protections in Alaska’s Tongass forest, the ‘lungs of the country’

The Trump administration has announced it will lift protections in Alaska's Tongass national forest, permitting logging in the world's largest intact temperate rainforest.

Trump's Alaska deregulation
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Trump's ransacking of Alaska

Inside the fight to protect Bristol Bay and the Tongass National Forest — the biggest wild salmon run on Earth and the largest intact temperate rainforest on the planet.

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Court deals potentially fatal blow to logging plan for tens of thousands of acres of Tongass National Forest

The court challenge ends the plan to open up 24,000 acres of old-growth forest on Prince of Wales Island to commercial logging.

New roads in Tongass National Forest could harm bears
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New roads in Tongass National Forest could harm bears

The Trump administration is moving ahead with an ill-advised plan.

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