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This 1990 aerial file photo shows a section of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska that has patches of bare land where clear-cutting has occurred. The federal government plans to reinstate restrictions on road-building and logging on the country's largest national forest.

The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Tongass National Forest, near Ketchikan, Alaska. The Trump Administration is set to remove long-standing protections against logging and development in the forest.

Trump Administration Moves To Expand Development In Alaska's Tongass National Forest

For the last two years, the administration has been working to lift the rule prohibiting development in the Tongass, the country's largest national forest.

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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley and
  • Scott Neuman