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fromTruthout
2 months ago

Forest Protectors Launch Tree Sit and Lawsuits to Stop Ecocidal Logging in WA

The Murphy Company's devastation of the landscape slaps you in the face. Here on land owned by the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a beautiful mature forest has been logged for hardwood, plywood, and other wood products. Hacked-off stumps are visible in all directions, a few trees left to stand. The former forest floor, once rich with organisms, now stands heaped into huge slash piles to be burned.
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fromThe Verge
2 months ago

The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections

The USDA's revocation of the Roadless Rule threatens pristine forests with logging and development.
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