Americas > US Forest Service ends rulemaking on old-growth forest preservation

US Forest Service ends rulemaking on old-growth forest preservation

Published 20:05 on January 9, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:05 on January 9, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

The US Forest Service has withdrawn a proposal that was designed to help safeguard old-growth forests and conserve their carbon sink capacity, drawing cheers from some Republican members of Congress preferring local management of resources.
The US Forest Service has withdrawn a proposal that was designed to help safeguard old-growth forests and conserve their carbon sink capacity, drawing cheers from some Republican members of Congress preferring local management of resources.


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