Reversing the Roadless Rule on the Tongass risks dragging us back to the destructive days of clearcut logging, and it’s simply not what most Alaskans want right now.

President Trump issued two new executive orders on March 1 to expand logging in national forests. They could affect Tongass ...

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President Donald Trump is promising to unleash the US timber industry by allowing companies to raze swaths of federally ...

The executive orders are the latest in a decades-long tug-of-war between conservation and development in Tongass National ...

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is urging Nevadans to participate in a historic holiday event by crafting and submitting homemade ornaments for the 2025 U.S. Capitol C ...

Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

Tongass National Forest covers much of Alaska. Spanning approximately 68,062 square kilometres, this temperate rainforest is characterised by towering trees and sustains diverse wildlife, including ...

The Forest Service’s draft Tongass assessment contains “evaluations ... than 30 years he favors an approach allowing higher per-tree profits from limited harvesting of premium wood that ...

Forests are often referred to as the lungs of our planet, playing a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance, supporting biodiversity, and regulating the climate. Among the vast expanses of ...

They join many others across the Tongass National Forest that were let go in recent weeks. Forest Service representatives for the Tongass were not able to confirm an exact number of terminated ...

At least 30 federal workers with the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska have been terminated immediately, as of Thursday, according to the National Federation of Federal Employees union. “We got word ...