Results for keyword: Logging
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High-stakes logging plan gets go-ahead
The large-scale salvage logging planned for the Biscuit Fire area in southern Oregon and Northern California marks the first time logging has been approved on land previously protected by the Roadless Rule
by Dan Wilcock, Jun 21, 2004 -
Arizona land swap dogged by questions
Critics say the Yavapai Ranch Land Exchange in Arizona is a sweetheart deal between developer Fred Ruskin and the Forest Service
by Anne Minard, Mar 01, 2004 -
Old-growth trees to fall in the Sierra
In California, the Forest Service abandons the collaborative Sierra Nevada Framework in favor of a new management plan that cuts big trees
by Cosmo Garvin, Mar 01, 2004 -
Massive logging plan shakes Northwest
The proposed salvage logging of the Biscuit Fire area in Oregon’s Siskiyou Forest is one of the largest timber sales in history, and critics say it’s not only ecologically dangerous, but undermines the Roadless Rule
by Kathie Durbin, Dec 22, 2003 -
Forest protection on the honor system
The House and Senate pass the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, which environmentalists fear will do the opposite of its name
by Puanani Mench, Dec 08, 2003 -
Our publicly owned forests are being subverted
President Bush is carrying on a stealthy assault against our national forests
by Tom Udall, Nov 24, 2003 -
Logging faces new pollution controls
A recent court ruling and a new California law could curtail stream pollution by the logging industry
by Josh Garrett-Davis, Nov 24, 2003 -
Bush administration stretches a lawsuit to get the cut out
The Bush administration plans to more than double the amount of logging in public forests west of the Cascades in Washington, Oregon and Northern California
by Michael Milstein, Sep 01, 2003 -
A dirty use for Clean Water Act money?
A Forest Service project to thin trees in New Mexico’s Santa Fe National Forest is using money obtained through the Clean Water Act
by Joshua Zaffos, Jun 09, 2003 -
Giant sequoias could get the ax
The Forest Service’s new management plan for California’s Giant Sequoia National Monument encourages logging
by Matt Weiser, Jun 09, 2003
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