As Helene 'upended' WNC Pisgah-Nantahala plan, conservation groups sue the Forest Service
A coalition of Western North Carolina conservation organizations sued the U.S. Forest Service as the Trump administration has ...
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Environmental groups launch lawsuit over the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
During Helene, 187,000 acres of national forest were blown down and some believe that logging will hurt the forest's recovery ...
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Nantahala-Pisgah Forest From Destructive Logging Plan
A coalition of conservation groups today sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Forest Service’s Nantahala-Pisgah forest ...
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U.S. Forest Service Agrees to Protect Nantahala Forest From Logging
ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday that it will scrap plans to log a biologically important area of North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest near the Whitewater River. The ...
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Conservationists sue Trump over new logging in North Carolina forests
Conservationists say a new management plan will dramatically increase logging in national forests that have already been ...
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Environmental groups launch lawsuit over the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Southern Environmental Law Center has sued the National Forest Service ...
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As Helene 'upended' WNC Pisgah-Nantahala plan, conservation groups sue the Forest Service
A coalition of conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service on March 27, alleging the violation of three federal laws. The lawsuit alleges that one of the justifications for increased timber ...