The Biden administration announced June 11 intentions to reinstate protections for Tongass National Forest. It’s the latest twist in a long-running battle over logging and other development on federal lands in Southeast Alaska.
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“This is not about extraction of resources. This is about every single economic sector meeting having unique needs for the forest, and we need a management plan that can reflect that,” Southeast Conference Executive Director Robert Venables said.
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The state Department of Transportation is proposing a summer Alaska Marine Highway System schedule that amounts to bare bones service during the peak season. So why is the state agency relying on some of its oldest vessels while its newer ships remain tied to the dock?
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A coalition including environmental groups, tribes and fishermen filed a 50-page lawsuit on Wednesday to restore Roadless Rule protections to 9 million acres of Tongass National Forest.
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In 30 days the Trump administration can exempt Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule. A future presidential administration could reverse it, but only by starting the multi-year rule-making process from scratch.
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