Feds OK agreement with Colorado company to seal off Tongass uranium mine
The federal government has finalized its agreement with a Colorado mining company to permanently...
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Tag: U.S. Forest Service
South Revilla old growth logging proposal moves forward in Tongass
The U.S. Forest Service admits old growth logging around Carroll Inlet would further fragment wilderness habitat. But it says it’s necessary to support about 300 jobs in Southeast Alaska’s timber industry.
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Feds announce $7 million plan to seal Prince of Wales Island uranium mine
The U.S. Forest Service has reached a deal with Newmont Corporation to clean up and contain a former uranium mine on Prince of Wales Island. The outlines of the plan are open for review with the federal agency taking written comments through August 7.
Read MoreJudge weighs fate of Tongass logging plan on Prince of Wales
The U.S. Forest Service argues in court that throwing out the largest Tongass timber sale in decades will do irreparable harm to Southeast’s logging industry. Environmentalists say the federal agency needs to start from scratch after the judge found the environmental review process to be flawed.
Read MoreChallenge to Tongass timber sale on Prince of Wales Island upheld in court
Federal Judge Sharon L. Gleason ruled the U.S. Forest Service violated the law when it approved a timber harvest without offering site-specific details of where logging would occur. The federal government says the project is needed to sustain Southeast Alaska’s timber industry.
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Tongass ‘timber sale’ nearing the finish line
Final comment over one of the largest old growth timber sales in decades closes May 13. Critics and supporters agree they still haven’t seen the Forest Service’s plans.
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New state Forest Service leader has Alaska experience
The U.S. Forest Service controls 22 million acres in Alaska, including most of Southeast. It’s...
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