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Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

The Trump administration acted to roll back environmental protections for future logging projects.
Officials cited wildfire dangers when rolling back environmental rules under an emergency designation.
This rollback, affecting over half of U.S. National forests, exempts the forests from an objection process.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' directive called on staff to streamline environmental reviews.
The Biden administration also sought to ramp up logging to combat fires, but timber sales dipped.

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