OMFG. Another day another act of senseless insane vandalism by the CREEPS in the White House. Facing climate catastrophe and crashing species these FOOLS want to log in the last intact temperate rainforest in America.
Damn these people. Is there NOTHING they wouldn’t do for short-term gain?
President Trump ordered a reversal of the longstanding limits on tree cutting in the Tongass National Forest at the request of Alaska’s top elected officials, on the grounds that it will boost the local economy. The administration first floated the idea in August after Trump spoke to Alaska’s governor.
Critics say that protections under the “roadless rule,” finalized just before Bill Clinton left office in 2001, are critical to protecting the region’s lucrative salmon fishery and tourism operations.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
I’m sorry I don’t have more info. As you see this is just breaking.
www.washingtonpost.com/...
OK there’s way more at the link. Here’s a bit more:
The Post first reported the president’s plan to expand logging in the Tongass in August. The U.S. Forest Service had initially planned to make more modest changes to nearly 9.5 million acres there where roads are prohibited: Under the administration’s “preferred alternative,” that entire area would be open for development.
So they’re going for the max. Damn them. Damn them.
Time to write/call/complain etc.
The Alaskan GOP delegation is in on this too. But Trump would have done it just to be evil.
I think it’s going to be scorched earth from here on out. He’s desperate to distract from impeachment but also do a LOT of favors so the GOP stays on his side.