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Logging Project Near Yellowstone Could Threaten Wildlife Habitat and Tourist-Dependent Businesses

The U.S. Forest Service is using emergency authority to advance the Bear Palmer Forest Health Project, but opponents say the streamlined process could negatively affect forest recovery, wildlife and area businesses.

By Mosabber Hossain

The Fight Over Logging on U.S. Public Lands Isn’t Done Yet

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not.

By Katie Surma

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court

By Gloria Dickie

Forestry Carbon Credit Programs Have a Poor Track Record. Can a More Refined Approach Fix the Problem?

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Proposal to Undo Roadless Rule Would Open Some of Southern California’s Last Wild Forests to Development

By Wyatt Myskow

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the ‘Roadless Rule.’ The Public Won’t Have Much Time to Weigh In

By Sarah Mattalian

A Vermont Forest Tries a New Model of Growth, Diversity and Logging

By Olivia Gieger

Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests

By Sarah Mattalian

As China Touts Green Financing and Climate Goals, Its Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Commodities From the World’s Rainforests

By Georgina Gustin

How the Trump Administration’s Interpretation of One Word—‘Harm’—Could Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

By Kiley Price, Wyatt Myskow

Trump’s Executive Order on Forests ‘A Devastating Blow,’ Activists Say

By Kiley Bense

Using the ‘Magic’ of LiDAR to Map Maine’s Old-Growth Forests

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

‘Legacy’ Forests. ‘Restoration’ Logging. The New Jargon of Conservation Is Awash in Ambiguity. And Politics

By Nathan Gilles, Columbia Insight

Researchers at Michigan Tech Want to Create a High-Tech Wood Product Called Cross-Laminated Timber From the State’s Hardwood Trees

By Drew Saunders

In Oregon Timber Country, a Town Buys the Surrounding Forests to Confront Climate-Driven Wildfires

By Grant Stringer

Environmental Auditors Approve Green Labels for Products Linked to Deforestation and Authoritarian Regimes

By Scilla Alecci