AP: Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says

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Trump-era rule change allowing the logging of old-growth forests violates laws, judge says

Updated 11:32 PM EDT, August 31, 2023

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Hallman on Thursday found that the U.S. Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act, the National Forest Management Act and the Endangered Species Act when it amended a protection that had been in place since 1994.

The findings came in response to a lawsuit filed by multiple environmental groups over the change.

Hallman recommended that the Forest Service’s environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact should be vacated and that the agency should be required to prepare a full environmental impact statement related to the change.

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[Think. Again.]

1. My Deepest Gratitude to the Plaintiffs...

"Plaintiffs are the Greater Hells Canyon Council, Oregon Wild, Central Oregon LandWatch, the Sierra Club, Great Old Broads for Wilderness and WildEarth Guardians."

(Especially 'Great Old Broads for Wilderness' because I like their style!)