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Today Alaska Native Tribes, businesses, and conservation groups filed a lawsuit to defend southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest from destruction. The Trump administration sought to open millions of acres of forest for clear-cut logging and mining by exempting the Tongass from the federal Roadless Rule, jeopardizing majestic old-growth trees that serve as a critical buffer against climate change. Earthjustice and Natural Resources Defense Council are representing the groups in their legal challenge.
The Trump administration made a reckless decision to roll back decades-old protections.
Logging in the Tongass is a terrible idea.
The forest’s defenders say the Tongass is critical to their survival.
Learn more about why protecting the Tongass matters: