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The proposal stops short of limiting timber harvest in younger “mature” stands of trees.
Critics say it is time for the White House to make demands of the Forest Service instead of letting the agency advance pro-logging policies.
The administration has finalized its reversal of a Trump-era rule that gutted protections across 9 million acres of Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING
David Lidstone, 82, failed to show up for a contempt of court hearing Thursday in his tug-of-war with a Vermont landowner over a patch of forest.
As the administration lays out an aggressive climate and conservation agenda, the Forest Service has primed logging projects in carbon-rich forests.
Authorities said the blaze was 100 percent contained on Sunday, although it will be months before it's fully extinguished.
Wildfire-prone communities across the West want trees removed from public land, but timber companies aren't turning a profit.
But one group is fighting to conserve working forests and keep rural economies alive.
There are far more urgent threats, including exploitation and agriculture.