More than 60 Democrats are asking Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to reconsider a plan that would open up previously protected parts of the Tongass National Forest to logging.
The Forest Service issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) last month laying out its intention to open up more than 9 million Tongass acres to the timber industry.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/519709-more-than-60-democrats-are-ask-feds-to-reconsider-tongass-logging
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