Earthjustice Opposes the Forest Service Plans for Massive Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

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Earthjustice Opposes the Forest Service Plans for Massive Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

JUNEAU, AK – The U.S. Forest Service released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Draft Record of Decision (ROD) for its proposed Prince of Wales timber sale project, advancing plans for a record-breaking old-growth and young-growth logging project on Prince of Wales Island and the smaller neighboring islands in Southeast Alaska. The logging will […]

Alaskans Challenge Old-growth Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

By on    Southeast Alaska, State  

Alaskans Challenge Old-growth Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest

JUNEAU― Local conservation and business interests represented by Earthjustice sued the U.S. Forest Service Wednesday to stop an old-growth timber sale on Kuiu Island in the Tongass National Forest. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Alaska, says the Forest Service’s environmental analysis is 11 years old and fails to consider new threats from the proposed […]