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Trump's Logging Order Sparks Environmental Outcry and Concerns

3/3/2025

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President Trump has ordered federal agencies to ramp up logging across 280 million acres of national forests, sidestepping crucial environmental safeguards. Critics, including environmental advocates, warn that this move threatens wildlife, pollutes ecosystems, and exacerbates climate change, all while raising alarms about the lasting damage to public lands and the delicate balance of nature.

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President Trump has ordered federal agencies to ramp up logging across 280 million acres of national forests, sidestepping crucial environmental safeguards. Critics, including environmental advocates, warn that this move threatens wildlife, pollutes ecosystems, and exacerbates climate change, all while raising alarms about the lasting damage to public lands and the delicate balance of nature.