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Court Rules to Halt Large Timber Sale in the Tongass

By Rebecca Sentner | Audubon Alaska on Sep 24, 2019 Featured, Southeast Alaska, State

Decision puts the brakes on old-growth clear-cut logging, for now. TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA—Today a federal judge issued a court ruling that halts the initial phase of the largest timber sale approved by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in 30 years, at least until the court case is resolved. The USFS has a 15-year plan […]

More Than 300 Scientists Oppose Arctic Refuge Drilling Plan

By Rebecca Sentner | Audubon Alaska on Mar 7, 2019 Featured, National, National/World, Science/Education

Scientists and resource managers cite deficits in government’s draft environmental impact statement on the proposed oil leasing program. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Dave Shaw Washington, DC (March 7, 2019)—Today, 312 credentialed scientists, including many Arctic experts, are sending a letter to the US Department of the Interior opposing oil and gas leasing in the […]