US EditionUSDA memo declares emergency, OKs logging in national forests
- USDA Secretary Rollins issued an emergency order on April 4 to increase timber quotas in national forests.
- President Trump issued executive orders in March to expand timber production and ease environmental reviews.
- This order impacts nearly 113 million acres of national forests across the nation and simplifies permitting.
- Rollins stated, "We have an abundance of timber at high risk of wildfires in our National Forests."
- The order aims to reduce wildfire risk, support rural economies, and strengthen the American timber industry.
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US timber production set to expand following Trump executive order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a 25% increase in U.S. timber production, citing wildfire prevention, economic growth and reduced reliance on imports as concerns. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins followed up with an emergency declaration to open 112.5 million acres of national forestland to logging. The U.S. Forest Service has been instructed to develop five-year plans across its nine regional offices, though spe…
From the Next Gen Newsroom: Logging poised to accelerate in Allegheny National Forest under emergency declaration - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Swaths of Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania could be on the chopping block as the federal government moves to increase logging in national forests across the country. In a memo released last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins put almost 60% of national forest lands under an emergency designation, citing declining forest health and risk of wildfires. The designated forest lands will be easier to harvest for m…
What Trump’s logging plan could mean for PA’s only national forest
NGN is a regional news service that focuses on government and enterprise reporting in southwestern Pennsylvania. Find out more information on foundation and corporate funders here. Swaths of Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania could be on the chopping block as the federal government moves to increase logging in national forests across the country. In a memo released on April 3, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins put …
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