President Donald Trump has instructed federal agencies to increase logging on national forests nationwide, including in Washington state, counter to decades of environmental policy and protections. A ...

The United States has announced sweeping changes to encourage more logging in the country's national forests. A new emergency order requires rolling back environmental protections on almost 60% of the ...

Few states in the eastern U.S. are home to more national forestry lands than Georgia. North Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest district spans 750,000 acres in portions of 18 counties. It is home ...

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month. A view of Eagle Cap Mountain in the Wallowa-Whitman National ...

ASHEVILLE - The U.S. Forest Service will soon have to release plans to increase timber production in national forests, including Western North Carolina's wide and expansive Nantahala-Pisgah National ...

A sign for Allegheny National Forest, where local officials are pushing for more logging. Local officials are pushing for more logging in Pennsylvania’s only national forest, and the federal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern California's wildfire-ravaged national forests soon could fall under the ax, literally. An emergency order issued by U.S.

The move is controversial, with environmental groups raising concerns about the impact on biodiversity and old-growth forests, while pro-logging groups and local officials emphasize economic benefits ...

The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry. By Lisa Friedman President Trump has promised ...

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