Tag: national forests
Forests thrive when Indigenous people have legal stewardship of their land
The fate of intact forests is closely linked to that of Indigenous peoples.
Changes to National Environmental Policy Act increases logging in national forests
The new rule will "authorize logging and other activities without following NEPA’s public notification and environmental review requirements."
Trump administration to allow logging in pristine national forest
The roughly 9 million acres that the administration wants to open up now have been protected since the 2001 by the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule.
Trump admin proposes drilling for oil and gas in national forests
The new rule would allow drilling without public review or environmental reviews that would analyze the impact of industrial actions.
Trump admin. wants to make it easier to frack and mine...
"Instead of weakening protections, Trump should clean up the mess the mining industry has already left behind in our forests."
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Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
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