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Environmental groups welcome needed action on old-growth, urge future action on mature forests

Release of environmental review document kicks off a 90-day public comment period

Comments call for addressing major gaps on selling old growth and protecting mature forests

Senator Boozman’s proposal fails to address the realities farmers across the country face amid a changing climate

Public comment period concludes today for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests

Bill aims to undermine Forest Service efforts to protect old-growth trees

Opposition grows as poison pills appear in previews of the Farm Bill text by Republican House Ag Committee Chair Glenn Thompson which include reductions in key climate and nutrition programs and undercuts to bedrock environmental law and Endangered Species Act

Legal intervention seeks to retain forest protections that support Tribes, communities, and sustainable local economies

Failure to protect mature and old-growth forests from logging risks global credibility on forest conservation

Conservation groups secure another win for grizzly bears and bull trout

Climate Forests Campaign responds with statement

The National Roadless Rule, now reinstated on the Tongass National Forest, safeguards vast tracts of old-growth forest that serve as important carbon sinks.

Rather than protect national forests, this bill is a gift to the timber industry.

Earthjustice applauds proposal that would safeguard old-growth trees from threats like commercial logging; calls on Forest Service also to initiate action to protect mature forests

Public comment period concludes for proposed rulemaking on how BLM manages federal land

With provisions to rollback climate-smart agriculture provisions, weaken environmental laws, and offer handouts to polluting industries, the House Farm Bill is the culmination of a toxic partisan process.

New Vilsack guidance to Forest Service falls short of protecting key forests

While proponents of the bill claim it will address forest management and wildfires, it would primarily undermine environmental laws