Donald Trump cut old growth forests – True
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“Donald Trump cut old-growth forests.”
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Donald Trump’s administration moved to rescind the “roadless rule” and other protections, opening millions of acres of old‑growth forest to road construction, drilling and logging. Executive actions and policy changes during his tenure authorized the cutting of old‑growth forests.
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- Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old-growth forests | Trump administration | The Guardian
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to rescind the “roadless rule” that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years, potentially opening up almost 45m acres of national forests to road construction, drilling and logging.
- Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber | Donald Trump | The Guardian
President’s move to expand tree cutting across 280m acres evades rules to protect endangered species
- Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections | Logging and land-clearing | The Guardian
Rollback of ‘roadless rule’ ... previously lobbied for ... Donald Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years....
- Trump-era change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says | PBS News
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws.
- Rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says : NPR
U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act.
- Trump forciert Abholzung: US-Wälder sollen Kraftwerken weichen | Politik | BILD.de
Mit dem „Fix Our Forests Act“ plant Donald Trump, Tausende Bäume in den USA zu fällen und Schutzbestimmungen aufzuheben, um Platz für Kraftwerke und Bergbau zu schaffen.
- Donald Trump will Regenwälder Alaskas zur Abholzung freigeben - DER SPIEGEL
Am Amazonas und in Sibirien brennen die Wälder - nun könnten auch in Alaska wertvolle Naturräume verschwinden. Donald Trump will laut einem Medienbericht einen gewaltigen Teil der Regenwälder für Holzfirmen öffnen.
- Trumps Krieg gegen die Umwelt: 6 Punkte zeigen, wie er den Naturschutz abschafft - FOCUS online
Um neue Energie- und Bergbauprojekte in Alaska zu realisieren, will Trump laut Berichten die teils 1000 Jahre alten Regenwälder im Tongass National Forest zur großflächigen Abholzung freigeben.
- Judge Finds Trump-Era Rule Allowing Old-Growth Logging Violates Federal Law - Yale E360
Judge Andrew Hallman sided with environmental groups, finding that the updated rule, which affects an area the size of Maryland, violates the National Forest Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species Act. He said the Forest Service should reassess the environmental impact of the policy change.
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